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Building Prosperous Knowledge Cities
Policies, Plans and Metrics
9780857936035 Edward Elgar Publishing
This unique book reveals the procedural aspects of knowledge-based urban planning, development and assessment. Concentrating on major knowledge city building processes, and providing state-of-the-art experiences and perspectives, this important compendium explores innovative models, approaches and lessons learnt from a number of key case studies across the world.
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This unique book reveals the procedural aspects of knowledge-based urban planning, development and assessment. Concentrating on major knowledge city building processes, and providing state-of-the-art experiences and perspectives, this important compendium explores innovative models, approaches and lessons learnt from a number of key case studies across the world.
Many cities worldwide, in order to brand themselves as knowledge cities, have undergone major transformations in the 21st century. This book provides a thorough understanding of these transformations and the key issues in building prosperous knowledge cities by focusing particularly on the policy-making, planning process and performance assessment aspects. The contributors reveal theoretical and conceptual foundations of knowledge cities and their development approach of knowledge-based urban development. They present best-practice examples from a number of key case studies across the globe.
This important book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the key issues in planning and developing prosperous knowledge cities of the knowledge economy era, which will prove invaluable to national, state/regional and city governments’ planning and development departments. Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students of regional and urban studies will also find this path-breaking book an intriguing read.
Many cities worldwide, in order to brand themselves as knowledge cities, have undergone major transformations in the 21st century. This book provides a thorough understanding of these transformations and the key issues in building prosperous knowledge cities by focusing particularly on the policy-making, planning process and performance assessment aspects. The contributors reveal theoretical and conceptual foundations of knowledge cities and their development approach of knowledge-based urban development. They present best-practice examples from a number of key case studies across the globe.
This important book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the key issues in planning and developing prosperous knowledge cities of the knowledge economy era, which will prove invaluable to national, state/regional and city governments’ planning and development departments. Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students of regional and urban studies will also find this path-breaking book an intriguing read.
Contributors
Contributors: K.V. Andersen, B.T. Asheim, B. Bajracharya, F.J. Carrillo, S. Cavazos, G. Çevikayak, A. Dornan, K. Ergazakis, A.C. Fachinelli, A.M. Fernández-Maldonado, R.E. Flores, P. Franz, B.C. Garcia, C. Garner, O. González, G. Hearn, C. Heidemann, R. Hu, J.K. Imukuka, K. Johnson, K.R. Kunzmann, S. Laursen, A. Leal, R. Lisowski, M. Lorenzen, J. Macke, A. Martínez, K. Martinus, K. Metaxiotis, C. Meyer, K. O’Connor, J.A. Powell, G. Searle, L. Too, J. van Wezemael, K. Velibeyoğlu, K. Wermker, S. Wesselmann, R. Wilhelmy, T. Yigitcanlar
Contents
Contents:
Foreword
Competing: Important Stimuli for Knowledge Cities to Become Prosperous
Peter Franz
Preface
Introducing: Knowledge-based Development of Prosperous Knowledge Cities
Tan Yigitcanlar, Kostas Metaxiotis and Francisco Javier Carrillo
PART I: POLICIES FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
1. Innovating: Creativity, Innovation and the Role of Cities in the Globalizing Knowledge Economy
Björn T. Asheim
2. Creating: The Creative-class Based Knowledge City Models of Denmark
Mark Lorenzen, Kristina Vaarst Andersen and Stine Laursen
3. Organizing: Spontaneously Developed Urban Technology Precincts
Gülnur Çevikayak and Koray Velibeyoğlu
4. Globalizing: What Makes Australian Information Technology Industry Companies Go Global?
Glen Searle and Kevin O’Connor
5. Attracting: The Coffeeless Urban Café and the Attraction of Urban Space
Kirsten Martinus
6. Researching: Key Factors for the Success of Knowledge Cities in Germany
Stefanie Wesselmann, Clas Meyer and Rainer Lisowski
7. Participating: Knowledge Citizens’ Competences and Knowledge City Transformation
Octavio González, Rodolfo Wilhelmy, Santiago Cavazos and América Martínez
PART II: PLANS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
8. Piloting: Knowledge-based Development Policy and Practice in Building a Vibrant Ecosystem
Cathy Garner and Anne Dornan
9. Formulating: An Integrated Strategy for the Development of Knowledge Cities
Kostas Metaxiotis and Kostas Ergazakis
10. Designing: Combining Design and High-tech Industries in the Knowledge City of Eindhoven
Ana María Fernández-Maldonado
11. Clustering: Concentration of the Knowledge-based Economy in Sydney
Richard Hu
12. Connecting: Community Supported Universities for Knowledge City Transformation
Ana Cristina Fachinelli and Janaína Macke
13. Promoting: Programs for and Challenges of the Knowledge-based Small Business
Joan K. Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too and Greg Hearn
14. Enterprising: Academics, Knowledge Capital and Towards PASCAL Universities
James A. Powell
15. Transforming: Turning Knowledge Cities into a Knowledge Region
Caren Heidemann, Klaus R. Kunzmann and Klaus Wermker
PART III: METRICS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
16. Commuting: The Geography of Melbourne’s Knowledge Economy
Kevin Johnson
17. Measuring: Knowledge-based Development Metrics, Evolution and Perspectives
Francisco Javier Carrillo and Ricardo Emmanuel Flores
18. Comparing: Knowledge-based Urban Development of Vancouver, Melbourne, Manchester and Boston
Tan Yigitcanlar
19. Benchmarking: Knowledge-based Development Metrics through the MAKCi Exercise
Alicia Leal and Blanca C. Garcia
Afterword
Concluding: Directions for Building Prosperous Knowledge Cities
Joris van Wezemael
Index
Foreword
Competing: Important Stimuli for Knowledge Cities to Become Prosperous
Peter Franz
Preface
Introducing: Knowledge-based Development of Prosperous Knowledge Cities
Tan Yigitcanlar, Kostas Metaxiotis and Francisco Javier Carrillo
PART I: POLICIES FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
1. Innovating: Creativity, Innovation and the Role of Cities in the Globalizing Knowledge Economy
Björn T. Asheim
2. Creating: The Creative-class Based Knowledge City Models of Denmark
Mark Lorenzen, Kristina Vaarst Andersen and Stine Laursen
3. Organizing: Spontaneously Developed Urban Technology Precincts
Gülnur Çevikayak and Koray Velibeyoğlu
4. Globalizing: What Makes Australian Information Technology Industry Companies Go Global?
Glen Searle and Kevin O’Connor
5. Attracting: The Coffeeless Urban Café and the Attraction of Urban Space
Kirsten Martinus
6. Researching: Key Factors for the Success of Knowledge Cities in Germany
Stefanie Wesselmann, Clas Meyer and Rainer Lisowski
7. Participating: Knowledge Citizens’ Competences and Knowledge City Transformation
Octavio González, Rodolfo Wilhelmy, Santiago Cavazos and América Martínez
PART II: PLANS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
8. Piloting: Knowledge-based Development Policy and Practice in Building a Vibrant Ecosystem
Cathy Garner and Anne Dornan
9. Formulating: An Integrated Strategy for the Development of Knowledge Cities
Kostas Metaxiotis and Kostas Ergazakis
10. Designing: Combining Design and High-tech Industries in the Knowledge City of Eindhoven
Ana María Fernández-Maldonado
11. Clustering: Concentration of the Knowledge-based Economy in Sydney
Richard Hu
12. Connecting: Community Supported Universities for Knowledge City Transformation
Ana Cristina Fachinelli and Janaína Macke
13. Promoting: Programs for and Challenges of the Knowledge-based Small Business
Joan K. Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too and Greg Hearn
14. Enterprising: Academics, Knowledge Capital and Towards PASCAL Universities
James A. Powell
15. Transforming: Turning Knowledge Cities into a Knowledge Region
Caren Heidemann, Klaus R. Kunzmann and Klaus Wermker
PART III: METRICS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES
16. Commuting: The Geography of Melbourne’s Knowledge Economy
Kevin Johnson
17. Measuring: Knowledge-based Development Metrics, Evolution and Perspectives
Francisco Javier Carrillo and Ricardo Emmanuel Flores
18. Comparing: Knowledge-based Urban Development of Vancouver, Melbourne, Manchester and Boston
Tan Yigitcanlar
19. Benchmarking: Knowledge-based Development Metrics through the MAKCi Exercise
Alicia Leal and Blanca C. Garcia
Afterword
Concluding: Directions for Building Prosperous Knowledge Cities
Joris van Wezemael
Index
