1st Edition

New Urban Geographies of the Creative and Knowledge Economies Foregrounding Innovative Productions, Workplaces and Public Policies in Contemporary Cities

Edited By Simonetta Armondi, Stefano Di Vita Copyright 2018
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

The temporal and spatial intersection of information and telecommunication technologies, creative and knowledge economies, and related new manufacturing systems, has been leading to significant effects on urban socioeconomic and spatial configurations and public policies. Specifically, the post-crisis emergence of innovative workplaces to accommodate these changes, is creating socioeconomic and... Read more

1. Contemporary Production, Innovative Workplaces, and Urban Space: Projects and Policies

Simonetta Armondi and Stefano Di Vita

2. Emerging Workplaces in Post-Functionalist Cities

Mina Di Marino and Kimmo Lapintie

3. Contemporary Production and Urban Change: The Case of Milan

Simonetta Armondi and Antonella Bruzzese

4. Co-working Spaces in Milan: Location Patterns and Urban Effects

Ilaria Mariotti, Carolina Pacchi, and Stefano Di Vita

5. Hubs of Internet Entrepreneurs: The Emergence of Co-working Offices in Shanghai, China

Bo Wang and Becky P. Y. Loo

6. Why Knowledge Megaprojects Will Fail to Transform Gulf Countries in Post-Carbon Economies: The Case of Qatar

Agatino Rizzo

7. Catch Me if You Can: Workplace Mobility and Big Data

Filipa Pajević and Richard G. Shearmur

Biography

Simonetta Armondi is Assistant Professor of Political and Economic Geography in the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Stefano Di Vita is Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Design in the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.