出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：Medium-sized (or intermediate) European city has been qualified as «UGO» (unidentified geographical object) because the lack of reflections on it. This assertion is especially true for local development, for particularities that play in the process to make use of local resources to create an endogenous development. This research tries to show, firstly, the opinions of several authors and institutions that have written about these cities lastly in order to define quantitative and qualitative characteristics that define this urban reality. Secondly, it is wanted to put medium-sized city in a European context and in their policies to this scale. Finally, three examples of urban local development are described from the introduction of High-Speed Train to show which factors of local development exist in this urban phenomenon.
关键词：Medium-sized city;Local development;High Speed Train;Ciudad media;Desarrollo local;Tren alta velocidad
