Science Parks: What they are and how they need to be evaluated

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 90-111

  Van Geenhuizen, Marina ^a   Soetanto, Danny P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation methods; Knowledge based economic development; Multistakeholder situation; Science Parks

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149101419     PISSN: 17402816     EISSN: 17402824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2008.016908     Document Type: Article

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