High-tech activities, system innovativeness and geographical concentration: Insights into technological districts in Italy

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-63

  Lazzeroni, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical concentration; High tech activities; Innovation; Local systems; System innovativeness; Technological districts

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; HUMAN CAPITAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 73649103483     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776409350795     Document Type: Article

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