The Role of External Linkages and Gatekeepers for the Renewal and Expansion of US Cities’ Knowledge Base, 1990–2004

Regional Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 782-797

  Breschi, Stefano ^a   Lenzi, Camilla ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gatekeepers; Knowledge base; Networks

Indexed keywords

METROPOLITAN AREA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN RENEWAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928056849     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.954534     Document Type: Article

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