Empowering Metropolitan Regions Through New Forms of Cooperation

Alexander Otgaar is senior researcher at the unit Regional, Port and Transport Economics, which is part of the department of Applied Economics of the Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is also affiliated with the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (EURICUR). Professor Dr Leo van den Berg is director of EURICUR. He is also director of the Unit Regional, Port and Transport Economics within the Department for Applied Economis at the Erasmus School of Economics, and he is scientific director of various master courses. Dr Jan van der Meer is associate professor of urban and regional economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam (School of Economics) and associate director of the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (Euricur). Carolien Speller is a researcher in Urban and Regional Economics at Erasmus University and has been working for EURICUR since 2004.

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 1This case study was carried out in January 2006; Chapter 3 1This case study was carried out in June 2006; Chapter 4 1This case study was carried out in November 2005; Chapter 5 1This case study was carried out in May 2006; Chapter 6 1This case study was carried out in December 2005; Chapter 7 1This case study was carried out in August 2006. It has been realized with a financial contribution of the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS); Chapter 8 1This case study was carried out in October 2005; Chapter 9 1This case study was carried out in May 2006; Chapter 10 1This case study was carried out in August 2005; Chapter 11 Synthesis;