Learning to innovate: Building regional technology development learning networks in midsized cities

European Planning Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1207-1228

  Shapira, Philip ^a,b   Youtie, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; LEARNING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349154114     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310802401631     Document Type: Article

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