Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change brings together papers from leading international scholars in the field of regional development and policy. The contributors examine the interactions between path-dependent developments, institutions, and governance structures that influence regional...

Regionale Netzwerke können den beteiligten Akteuren Vorteile durch Synergie-, Innovations- oder Flexibilisierungseffekte gewähren und damit zur Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Standorten beitragen. Erfolgreiche Kooperationen profitieren von einer passgenauen Abstimmung der eingebrachten...

Demonstrates that the processes of innovation and technological change are spatially differentiated, both regionally within countries and internationally between countries. This book also aims to broaden our understanding of the innovation process and the process of network formation

Theoretische Grundlagen -- Untersuchungsdesign und Methodik -- Gesamtwirtschaftliches Umfeld und Entwicklung des Wirtschaftsbereichs -- Standorte und Standortwahl -- Dynamische Entwicklung der rä urn lichen Cluster -- Räumliche Wirkung und Netzwerke bei ausgesuchten Standortfaktoren --...

Neben der demografischen Entwicklung in Deutschland führen auch allgemeine Tendenzen am Arbeitsmarkt dazu, dass sich vielerorts Regionen entvölkern. Die Auswirkungen regionaler Schrumpfungsprozesse betreffen nahezu alle Bereiche einer Region, wie beispielsweise Wirtschafts- und...

The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...

This book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies, which are important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for...

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of...

The book spans a scientific research program elegantly developed by Roberto Camagni, an eminent regional scientist, who has offered ground-breaking ideas in regional and urban economics throughout his academic career. In addition to bringing together a selection of Professor Camagni’s most...

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often forgotten, whilst the difficulties hit the headlines....