Creating Knowledge Locations in Cities Innovation and Integration Challenges [Paperback]

Based on a clear and comprehensive literature review, this book contains an analysis of five knowledge locations in Europe and one in South Korea. The case studies in the book cover several European countries (Ireland, Finland, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands). The cases are well grounded in the different contexts that these national settings provide, which allows comparisons between them.

Part I:1. Introduction  2. History and Trends in Knowledge Locations: an Urban Turn?  3. Empirics: What do we Know About the Success of Knowledge Locations?  4. Building Blocks of an Integrative Framework  5. Methodology and Research Design  Part II  6. Dublin: Digital Hub  7. Eindhoven: Strup-S  8. Helsinki: Arabianranta  9. Incheon: Dongdo International City  10. Munich: Maxvorstadt  11. San Sebastian: Pl@  Part III  12. Key Findings from the Case Studies, Policy and Practice  13. Assessing the Added Value of Knowledge Locations  14. Theoretical Framework and Propositions

Willem van Winden is at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Luis de Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl, Jereon van Haarenand Leo van den Bergare at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.