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

1st Edition

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

By Francisco Javier Carrillo, Tan Yigitcanlar, Blanca García, Antti Lönnqvist Copyright 2015
368 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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... Read more

Part I: Concepts  1. How Knowledge and the City Met  2. Bringing Up the City: Essentials  3. Knowledge, Urban Planning and Development  4. Managerial Toolbox for Knowledge-Based Challenges  Part II: Applications  5. Pursuing Knowledge as a Means for Development  6. Global Knowledge-Based Urban Development Perspectives and Practices.  7. Practices of Knowledge-Based Performance Management.  Part III: Trends  8. Knowledge Markets and Urban Transformation.  Afterword.

Biography

Francisco Javier Carrillo is Professor of Knowledge Management at Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.

Tan Yigitcanlar is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Development at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Blanca García is Senior Lecturer of Development Policy Administration at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, México.

Antti Lönnqvist is the Dean of School of Management at University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

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