Making of an Asia-Pacific high-technology hub: Reflections on the large-scale business site development projects of the Osaka City and the Osaka Prefecture

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 759-769

  Anttiroiko, Ari Veikko ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business site; Kansai Science City; Megaproject; Rinku Town; Technoport Osaka; Triple helix

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI]; OSAKA [OSAKA (PRF)]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 70449470332     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701874107     Document Type: Article

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