Interregional collaboration and innovation in Vancouver's emerging high-tech cluster

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 298-312

  Rees, Kevin ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Case study; Cluster; Collaboration; Telecommunications; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744458555     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2005.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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