In defense of old industrial spaces: Manufacturing, creativity and innovation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 871-885

  Curran, Winifred ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusters; Innovation; Manufacturing; USA

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; WORLD CITY;

BROOKLYN; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649901488     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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