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<title><![CDATA[Workshop: Accessibility to services in regions and cities: measures and policies, 18 June 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This workshop is to discuss the policy relevance of inequalities in the access to services in regions and cities, including the institutional and territorial organization for service delivery. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Water Governance Initiative]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Water Governance initiative advances the work on water governance by creating a multi-stakeholder network, supporting the implementation of governance targets, creating and international observatory, setting up a web portal and providing a policy forum.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/watergovernanceinitiative.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil: better co-ordination needed to support sustained and equitable growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil’s economic growth has been supported in recent years by important government investment and social programmes that mobilise resources across the country. These programmes could help Brazil to meet its goals of sustaining economic growth and fostering social development, while reducing regional disparities. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/brazil-better-co-ordination-needed-to-support-sustained-and-equitable-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Port-Cities Programme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Port-Cities Programme aims to identify how ports can be assets for urban development. The programme therefore assesses the impact of ports on cities and regions. It also compares policies aimed at increasing positive regional impacts of ports and limiting negative effects.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/oecdport-citiesprogramme.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Wallonia, Belgium 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication looks at regional innovation in Wallonia, Belgium, by examining the political context, governance issues and the role of innovation in the economy, along with regional innovation strategies to promote growth.

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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What cities for the next 3 billion?: OECD symposium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Three world experts discuss the future of cities in the current context of rapid urbanisation. This meeting was held in Paris on 4 December 2012.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/future-cities.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This new publication looks at how renewable energy can bring the greatest benefits to host regions.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/linkingrenewableenergytoruraldevelopment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing Green Urban Infrastructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure; and urban finance is one of the promising ways in which this can be achieved. Cities are key investors in infrastructure with green potential, such as buildings, transport, water and waste.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/financinggreenurbaninfrastructure.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Building Resilient Regions after a Natural Disaster]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication is the follow-up to the forum held in March 2012. It offers proposals to counter the effects of the earthquake shock, to secure the sustainability of the local economy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/buildingresilientregionsafteranaturaldisaster.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Central and Southern Denmark]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book examines regional innovation in central and southern Denmark, looking at its role in the economy, its governance and policy context and regional strategies for innovation driven growth. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/regionalinnovationcentralandsoutherndenmark.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Compact City Policies: A Comparative Assessment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This comprehensive review of compact city policies will provide food for thought for national, sub-national and municipal governments as they seek to address their economic and environmental challenges through the development and implementation of spatial strategies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/compact-city.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Redefining Urban: a new way to measure metropolitan areas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report compares urbanisation trends on the basis of a common methodology which helps cross-country comparison of the socio-economic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in 28 OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/redefiningurbananewwaytomeasuremetropolitanareas.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea: a strong national urban strategy could drive resilient economic growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea has weathered the shocks triggered by the global recession and its economy is recovering more quickly and vigorously than most other OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/koreaastrongnationalurbanstrategycoulddriveresilienteconomicgrowth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Territorial Reviews: Chihuahua, Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book examines the gains that might be made by a territorial approach to policymaking that integrates sectoral policies, fosters value-added in rural activities, and links SME-development and FDI-attraction policies as well as innovation capacities and applications.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/oecdterritorialreviewschihuahuamexico.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean (working paper)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is part of the regional development working paper series covering water governance in Latin America and the Carribbean (LAC) countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/50064981.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governance: The Chicago Tri-State metro area is  a powerful region – policy makers must work together to maintain a global pole position and fully realise the region’s potential]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chicago is at a tipping point: despite economic strengths, it faces considerable challenges to compete in the “Premier League” of world-class cities, warns the OECD’s review of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Region. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/governancethechicagotri-statemetroareaisapowerfulregionpolicymakersmustworktogethertomaintainaglobalpolepositionandfullyrealisetheregionspotential.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Territorial Reviews: Gauteng city-region, South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Review of the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa evaluates measures to position economic development policy and to confront economic inequality in the Johannesburg/Pretoria region.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/oecdterritorialreviewsgautengcity-regionsouthafrica.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working Paper 2011/7: The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities:The Case of the Seine Axis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the ports of the Seine Axis (Le Havre,Rouen, Caen and Paris).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/governance/regional-policy/48697471.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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