An aggregating approach to ranking cities for knowledge-based development

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-34

  Grant, Kenneth A ^a   Chuang, Steven ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregated ranking; City ranking frameworks; KC; Knowledge city; Knowledge based development metrics; Ranking indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870287354     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2012.045558     Document Type: Article

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