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Urban development is influenced by a variety of actors as well as by policies in a number of fields influence the development of a city. Much research focuses on local economic policy and on efforts to stimulate growth and investment. Economic growth is usually seen as positive, and “[…] officials would much rather cut ribbons than budgets.”
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Gluns, D. (2019). Urban development and housing at the local level. In: From Plans to Policies. Stadt, Raum und Gesellschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-25754-5_3
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