Inventive city-regions : path dependence and creative knowledge strategies

• Main Authors: Bontje, Marco, 1973- (Author), Musterd, Sako, 1953- (Author), Pelzer, Peter, 1986- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011
• Series: Urban and regional planning and development
• Subjects: města > Evropa; rozvoj měst > Evropa; urbanismus > Evropa; regionální rozvoj > Evropa; ekonomický růst > Evropa; cities and towns > Europe; urban development > Europe; city planning > Europe; regional development > Europe; economic development > Europe; Evropa > hospodářské poměry; Europe > economic conditions; srovnávací studie; comparative studies
• ISBN: 9781409417729
• Physical Description: viii, 266 s. : il., mapy ; 24 cm

Table of 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