Large urban economies: The role of knowledge and ICT infrastructure

International Handbook of Urban Policy: Volume 2 : Issues in the Developed World

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 46-73

  van Hemert, P ^a   van Geenhuizen, M ^b   Nijkamp, P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84874623555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849802024.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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