Spatial development is a multi-dimensional process in which knowledge creation plays a crucial role. Since knowledge … central. Cities and regions strongly depend on the ability to absorb and reorganize knowledge bases in order to sustain … competitive advantage. This dissertation assesses and quantifies the interplay of knowledge creation and spatial development by …

Aiming at fostering the transition towards a sustainable knowledge-based Bioeconomy (SKBBE), the German Federal …. To analyse whether this policy intervention actually fosters cooperation and knowledge transfer as intended, researchers … the last 30 years and how this development can be assessed from a knowledge diffusion point of view. This study shows that …

considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimate the persistence of knowledge in regional inventor networks … using alternative assumptions about knowledge transfer. Based on these estimates we analyze how the size and structure of a … network may influence knowledge persistence over time. In a final step, we assess how persistent knowledge as well as the …