Knowledge-based development dynamics in less favoured regions: insights from Australian and Icelandic university towns

European Planning Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2272-2292

  Yigitcanlar, Tan ^a   Edvardsson, Ingi Runar ^b   Johannesson, Hjalti ^c   Kamruzzaman, Md ^a   Ioppolo, Giuseppe ^d   Pancholi, Surabhi ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Akureyri (Iceland); knowledge town; Knowledge based development; Sippy Downs (Australia); triple helix model; university town

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER; TOWN PLANNING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; ICELAND; QUEENSLAND; SIPPY DOWNS;

EID: 85026538235     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1358699     Document Type: Article

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