1st Edition
Intelligent Cities Innovation, Knowledge Systems and Digital Spaces
By Nicos Komninos
Copyright 2002
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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At the turn of the century some cities and regions in Europe, Japan and the USA, displayed an exceptional capacity to incubate and develop new knowledge and innovations. The favourable environment for research, technology and innovation created in these areas was not immediately obvious, yet it was of great significance for a development based on knowledge, learning, and innovation. Intelligent... Read more
Introduction. Origins, Structure and Contents. Chapter 1. Innovation is an Island. Part I: Technopoles and Science Parks: Innovation as Spatial Proximity. Chapter 2. Districts and Technopoles in Europe. Chapter 3. Technology Poles in the Less Favoured Regions of Europe. Chapter 4. The Weak Link. Part II: Innovating Regions: Innovation as an Institution. Chapter 5. Regional Innovation Strategies in Europe. Chapter 6. Regional Versus National Innovation Strategies. Chapter 7. Technology Intelligence in Innovating Regions. Part III: Intelligent Cities: Islands of Innovation Meet the Digital World. Chapter 8. Intelligent Cities: Islands of Innovation Become Digital. Chapter 9. Real-Virtual Technopoles. Chapter 10. Real-Virtual Regional Innovation Systems. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Nicos Komninos is professor of Urban Development and Innovation Policy in the School of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and he has taught in universities in France, Italy, and the UK. His research interests focus on the areas and environment of technological innovation. He is the author of numerous scientific books, director of the research unit URENIO (Urban and Regional Innovation) and has co-ordinated many project of the European Commission.
