Creative knowledge cities: Myths, visions and realities
knowledge city, ville de la connaissance, politique urbaine, éducation, université, university, emploi, collectivités locales, économie, gouvernance, aménagement urbain, Geenhuizen Marina van, Nijkamp Peter
<div><b>Abstract from the publisher:</b></div> </div> This book adopts a holistic, integrated and pragmatic approach to exploring the myths, concepts, policies, key conditions and tools for enhancing creative knowledge cities, as well as expounding potentially negative impacts of knowledge based city policies.<br /> <br /> The authors provide a critical reflection on the reality of city concepts including university-city alignment for campus planning, labour market conditions, social capital and proximity, triple helix based transformation, and learning by city governments. Original examples from both the EU and US are complemented by detailed case studies of cities including Rotterdam, Vienna and Munich. The book also examines the reality of knowledge cities in emerging economies such as Brazil and China, with a focus on institutional transferability. Key conditions addressed include soft infrastructure, knowledge spillovers among firms and the connectivity of cities via transport networks to allow the creation of new hubs of knowledge-based services.<br /> <br /> Addressing new policy tools and developments in governance, this book will prove a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students with an interest in urban policy and planning, urban spatial economics, regional economics and urban sociology. In addition, practitioners within city and regional governments and agencies will find this book an invaluable reference tool.</div> </div> <b>Marina van Geenhuizen </b>is Professor of Innovation and Innovation Policy in the Urban Economy, Delft University of Technology.</div> <b>Peter Nijkamp </b>is Professor of Regional, Urban and Environmental Economics, Free University of Amsterdam.</div> </div>
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Edward Elgar
February 2012
496
Ouvrage
Sustainable city and creativity: Promoting creative urban initiatives
creativity, créativité, ville créative, creative city, ville durable, économie, culture urbaine, aménagement urbain, Fusco Girard Luigi, Baycan Tüzin, Nijkamp Peter
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Ashgate
January 2012
476
Ouvrage