Intellectual assets and knowledge vitality in urban regions: The role of universities

Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 48-64

  Martinez Fernandez, Cristina ^a   Sharpe, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 53549085627     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-838-3.ch003     Document Type: Chapter

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