Knowledge and the City: Concepts, Applications and Trends of Knowledge-Based Urban Development

Knowledge and the City: Concepts, Applications and Trends of Knowledge-Based Urban Development 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 understanding nbsp;of both theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge-based development and its implications and prospects nbsp;for cities and regions. Autor: Francisco Javier Carrillo, Tan (Queensland University of Technology Yigitcanlar Wydawnictwo: Taylor & Francis Rok wydania: 2014 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 356 Wymiary: 15.9 x 23.6 x 2.4 cm Ilustracje: 26 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white Język: angielski ISBN: 9780415722124