Mapping Knowledge Space and Technological Relatedness in US Cities

European Planning Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1374-1391

  Kogler, Dieter F ^a   Rigby, David L ^b   Tucker, Isaac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPECIALIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884498698     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.755832     Document Type: Article

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