Inventive city-regions : path dependence and creative knowledge strategies / Marco Bontje, Sako Musterd, Peter Pelzer.
Series: Urban and regional planning and developmentPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Ashgate, c2011. Description: viii, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9781409417729; 1409417727 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Regional planning -- Europe | City planning -- Europe | Economic development -- Europe | Europe -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 307.1/216094 LOC classification: HT395. | E8B66 2011
Contents:
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.
Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Book-Circulating | Fischer Hall Library Main shelves | HT395. E8B66 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Purchased with the support of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. | B007874 |
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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.