Regional development and conditions for innovation in the network society
By: edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, David V. Gibson, and Manuel V. Heitor.
Contributors: Geenhuizen, M. S. van; Gibson, David V.; Heitor, M. V. 1957-
Series: International series on technology policy and innovation
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: West Lafayette, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Regional economics.; Regional planning.; Information society -- Economic aspects.; Information technology -- Economic aspects.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.; Knowledge management -- Economic aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : fostering innovation and regional development in the global learning economy / Marina van Geenhuizen, David V. Gibson and Manuel V. Heitor; title: Innovation infrastructures / Keith Smith; title: Pathways to sustainability : evolution or revolution? / Nicholas A. Ashford; title: Innovation networks : a new approach to innovation dynamics / Uli Kowol and Günter Küppers; title: Rethinking regional development : a changing spatial scene of innovation / Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp; title: ICT as a contributing factor to urban sustainable development : policymaking in Dutch cities / Galit Cohen, Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp; title: Telecommunications and urban development : evidence from the United States / Robert H. Wilson and John B. Horrigan; title: Changing homes and cities through the use of ICT / Hugo Priemus; title: Utilization of telecommunications infrastructure : efficiency considerations and output consequences in the United States / Serdar Yilmaz, Kingsley E. Haynes and Mustafa Dinc; title: The digital divide in the United States : measurement and policy issues / G. Chris Rodrigo and Danilo Pelletiere; title: Towards a different regional innovation policy : eight years of European experience through the European regional development fund innovative actions / Mikel Landabaso and Bénédicte Mouton; title: Mapping networks of excellence and S&T competencies for Europe : building on the Portuguese experience in evaluating research excellence / Pedro Conceiço and Manuel V. Heitor; title: Measuring and interpreting the knowledge economy of regions / Lambert van der Laan; title: Design and deployment of human infrastructure in systems of innovation / Morley S. Lipsett and Desmond Mullan; title: Entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging markets : venture capital and electronic commerce for development? / Lee W. McKnight and Jesse Parker; title: High-tech valleys in the Low Countries? : entrepreneurship, incubators and clusters in the Netherlands and Flanders / Harry Bouwman, Tom Elfring and Willem Hulsink.