Urbanize or Perish? Assessing the Urbanization of Knowledge Locations in Europe

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-70

  van Winden, Willem ^a   Carvalho, Luis ^b  

^a AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

creative districts; innovation districts; knowledge and innovation spaces; knowledge bases; knowledge cities; science and technology parks; science cities

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

COIMBRA [COIMBRA (DST)]; COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; IRELAND; LEINSTER; PORTUGAL; STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 84964409357     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2015.1090194     Document Type: Article

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