Metropolitan Innovation Systems
Subtitle: Theory and Evidence from Three Metropolitan Regions in Europe
By: by Manfred M. Fischer, Javier Revilla Diez, Folke Snickars
Contributors: Diez, Javier Revilla; Snickars, Folke
Series: Advances in Spatial Science; Advances in Spatial Science
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9783642075483; 9783662046302
Subjects: Engineering; Regional economics; Regional planning; Economics; Social sciences; Geography
Description: This book makes an attempt to provide evidence of the innovation processes across metropolitan regions studies based on the use of a common more rigid methodology. The comparison is based on three metropolitan regions situated in the South Western, South Eastern and Northern periphery of the European Union: the metropolitan regions of Barcelona, Vienna and Stockholm. These regions are sufficiently different in terms of history, culture and economy. The book offers a compact review of current conceptual and theoretical developments and valuable insights deriving from a cross-national interregional comparative empirical study. It provides specific answers about variations of metropolitan innovation systems in their innovation capacity and performance within the European Union. Broad research coverage makes it invaluable reading for researchers, profefessionals and graduate students in the subject areas.
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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. Systems of Innovation: An Attractive Conceptual Framework for Comparative Innovation Research; title: 2. The Vienna Metropolitan System of Innovation; title: 3. The Barcelona Metropolitan System of Innovation; title: 4. The Stockholm Metropolitan System of Innovation; title: 5. Conclusions and Policy Implications; title: Appendix A: The Vienna Metropolitan Innovation System; title: Appendix B: The Barcelona Metropolitan Innovation System; title: Appendix C: The Stockholm Metropolitan Innovation System; title: References; title: List of Figures; title: List of Tables; title: Subject Index; title: Author Index.