"How are firms, networks of firms, and production systems organized and how does this organization vary from place to place? What are the new geographies emerging from the need to create, access, and share knowledge, and sustain competitiveness? In what ways are local clusters and global...

Internationale Messen führen Experten aus aller Welt für einen begrenzten Zeitraum an einem Ort zusammen. Als temporäre Cluster bilden sie eine Plattform der Interaktion für fokussierte Communities und sind Ausdruck reflexiver Zeit- und Raumkonstruktionen in der wissensbasierten Ökonomie....

"The main purpose of the book is to discuss new trends in the dynamic geography of innovation and argue that in an era of increasing globalization, two trends seem quite dominant: rigid territorial models of innovation, and localized configurations of innovative activities. The book brings...