World cities are important nodes in the global networks of knowledge-based economies. As a result of the growing complexity of knowledge creation, firms increasingly organise their activities in business networks that operate across different spatial scales. On the global scale, new information...

Flows and inter-linkages between and within polycentric metropolitan regions have become a fundamental topic in regional sciences. The knowledge economy as a primary driver of spatial restructuring is forming these relations by generating knowledge within a spatially fine graded division of...

Spatial development is a multi-dimensional process in which knowledge creation plays a crucial role. Since knowledge production is an interactive process, the interplay between the dimensions of social interaction, spatial scales and time are central. Cities and regions strongly depend on the...