The long way to crisis: Socioeconomic dynamics vis à vis urbanization and environmental change in mediterranean Europe

This book deals with the Functional Urban Areas (FUAs), classified by OECD following a multi-scale perspective. Information on FUAs is retrieved in the OECD Metropolitan Database which includes several economic, environmental, social, and demographical designed indicators on the 668 metropolitan areas. The focus on FUAs allows, on one hand the in-depth study of territorial units. On the other side, it also remarks the relationship between the socio-demographic, economic and territorial background dynamics through indicators of economic development. Within this context, a remarkable case study is provided by the Mediterranean countries, such as Italy and Greece, analysed at a highly disaggregate spatial level.