Beskrivning
Beskrivning
This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. Examining the role of knowledge – in its economic, socio-cultural, spatial and institutional forms – for urban and regional development, identifying the preconditions for innovative use of urban and regional knowledge assets and resources, and developing new methods to evaluate the performance and potential of knowledge-based urban and regional development, the book provides an in-depth and comprehensive understandingof both theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge-based development and its implications and prospectsfor cities and regions.
