Introduction -- The Theoretical Building Blocks for Technology and Industrial Parks -- Definitions and Key Terms -- Cultivating Innovation in Parks -- Evidence for Emerging Economies -- Evaluating Park Performance -- Are Parks in Emerging Countries Delivering? -- All Things Considered.

Luisa Wolter examines the travel motivations and interests of natural park visitors to Mallorca with a special focus on sustainable tourism development. The data for the study were collected from tourists in the two natural parks s’Albufera and Llevant in the North of Mallorca. Based on the...

This book presents a variety of research papers on factories’ locations, city systems, and regional development. Consisting of three parts, it provides insights into the locational aspects of firms’ activities from a strategic perspective. Part 1 discusses decision-making in the context of...

This book sheds new light on the role of industrial districts in the industrial development of the past and present. Industrial districts, which refer to the geographical concentration of enterprises producing similar or closely related commodities in a small area, play a significant role in the...

This book investigates the industrial agglomeration and dispersion within a country under trade liberalization and interregional integration by considering both economic forces and geographical elements. Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction about the background, research topics and organizations...

Erfolgreiche Unternehmensführung basiert auf den Prinzipien ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Die Idee der Industrial Ecology, durch Kreisläufe Stoffströme umweltfreundlicher zu gestalten, funktioniert aber nur bei einer vertrauensvollen Kooperation zwischen Unternehmen. „Industrial Ecology...

This book presents for the first time a detailed and comprehensive interpretation of Zhongguancun, China’s first national self-dependent innovation demonstration zone. Explored in the book are examples of world-class, leading enterprises in fields, such as the Internet, big data, artificial...

I: Inkubatoren und Wissenstransfer -- Knowledge transfer in technological cooperation agreements in the context of SME’s: Cooperative research vs R&D contracts -- Accelerated technological learning of new technology-based ventures: The impact of social ties with technology incubator management...

Developed economies require high levels of innovativeness to sustain economic growth. Clusters are one of the building blocks of the European Commission’s innovation strategy. However, they are often not as innovative as expected. While strong quantitative insights into the resource base of...