Theoretical Foundations in Support of Small and Medium Towns

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.

Small and Medium-Sized Towns (SMSTs) and European Policies

The last two decades have witnessed an increasing focus on the role of cities and regions at global, European, national and sub-national levels. In terms of thinking within the European Union (EU) regions, including city-regions/metropolitan regions, are seen as playing a key role in Europe’s development. In fact, it is widely asserted that cities have been, and in the future will be, the engin...

Theoretical Foundations for Information Systems Success in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) in order to achieve business goals and obtain net benefits. However, adopting IT/IS into an existing organizational structure is a complex and risky task. Many investments in IT/IS, outsourced as well as insourced, never fully reach the intended objectives and are therefore considered as not...