Features and Practices of Power: From Officials to Lords

In this chapter, analysis is directed to the power enjoyed by the Hucpoldings, their unique qualities, their relationships and the strategies they adopted to build their seigneurial hegemony in the local communities affected by their presence. From this perspective, the particularities of their lordship are investigated. Their hegemony was achieved in a novel way when compared with other Italian elites.

Optimizing Public Passenger Transport in Bucharest and the Metropolitan Area

The paper aims to be a model of analysis on passenger transport management for Bucharest and the metropolitan area, in order to stimulate the economic development of the city by supporting economic activities of local interest, by increasing the mobility of the transport system, economic activities that benefit local communities and that do not adversely affect people's health or the environment. The analysis presented proposes the use of geospatial information systems for urban traffic management and the construction of traffic simulation models.

Local Governance Platforms: Roles and Relations of City Governments, Citizens, and Businesses

This article analyses the dynamics of local platform governance with special regard to the roles and relations of city governments, citizens, and local businesses. We approach the subject through five Finnish platforms in which city governments are actively involved. This multiple case study shows that city governments tend to adopt a facilitative and enabling role on the platforms. They seek to create value by utilizing skills, knowledge, and resources of local communities in different kinds of co-creation processes. Local platform governance brings added value to innovation and urban vitality by utilizing multiple roles of citizens, businesses, and other local stakeholders.