Knowledge-based service industry in a South African university town: The case of Stellenbosch

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 418-433

  Adendorff, Anita ^a   Donaldson, Ronnie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

knowledge based sector; location dynamics; Stellenbosch; university town

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SMALL TOWN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA; STELLENBOSCH; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84864975817     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.706038     Document Type: Article

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