ROMANIAN SMALL TOWNS SEARCHING FOR THEIR IDENTITY

Small and medium sized towns in their functional territorial context

Small and medium sized towns in their functional territorial context

Small and medium sized towns in their functional territorial context

The web site provides the possibility to download and examine the most recent documents produced by finalised and ongoing ESPON projects. This basic report exists only in an electronic version.

Introduction: Reclaiming Small Towns

Most books dealing with cities start with international statistics on urbanisation. These figures underline the shift towards an urban world. For instance, it is common to begin by stating, after the UN, that since 2014, 54 % of the world population lives in cities, and that the least urbanised continents, Africa and Asia, are also those experiencing the most rapid urbanisation. We also open wi...

RNA Export: Searching for mRNA Identity

Efficient eukaryotic gene expression hinges on the ability of mRNA to travel from the nucleus to its cytoplasmic destination. Recent work lends insight into features that allow diverse mRNAs to be recognized by shared export machinery.