Smart Specialization Strategies and Smart Cities: An evidence-based assessment of European Union policies

The Rise of the City: Spatial Dynamics in the Urban Century

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 55-82

  Caragliu, Andrea ^a   Bo, Chiara F Del ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 84957965681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781783475360     Document Type: Chapter

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