Are cities the font of innovation? A critical review of the literature on cities and innovation

Cities

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages

  Shearmur, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cities; Geographic systems; Innovation; Rural areas; Temporary face to face

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION; MARKETING; TERRITORY; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 84866148259     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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