Creating a knowledge-based region through policy integration and joint governance: The case of Kobe City in Kansai, Japan

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-317

  Martinus, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottom up community planning; Economic development; Japan; Joint governance; Knowledge based development; Policy integration; Regional innovation system; Top down infrastructure; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892161172     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2013.058520     Document Type: Article

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