Inventive city-regions:path dependence and creative knowledge strategies
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Ashgate,
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Publisher Address: | Farnham, Surrey, England Burlington, VT |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Urban and regional planning and development series |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 266 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781409417729 (hbk.) 1409417727 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781409417736 (ebook) 1409417735 (ebook) |
Index Number: | F299 |
CLC: | F299.5 |
Call Number: | F299.5/B722 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- Research design and methodology -- Framing the cases: comparative facts and figures -- Amsterdam: social and political obstacles on the road towards a creative knowledge region -- Munich: the tricky luxury of long-lasting success -- Helsinki: beyond the Nokia revolution -- Barcelona: competitiveness vs. sustainability -- Manchester: phoenix from the ashes? -- Birmingham: overcoming modernism and the shadow of London -- Leipzig: a confusing mix of growth and shrinkage -- Conclusions; pathways, strengths and strategies. |