Spanish cities in the knowledge economy: Theoretical debates and empirical evidence

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-155

  Méndez, Ricardo ^a   Moral, Simón Sánchez ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

knowledge society; trajectories of Spanish cities; urban development

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; METROPOLITAN AREA; NETWORKING; SPECIALIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

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EID: 79955985385     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776410381039     Document Type: Review

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