Inventive city-regions:path dependence and creative knowledge strategies

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bontje Marco Arjan
Group Author: Pelzer Peter; Musterd Sako
Published: Ashgate,
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.