The volume begins with an Introduction, followed by a set of three papers in Part Two examining European urban competitiveness from the standpoints of measurement and policy. This section also provides a case study of the cities of one country – Italy – from which the reader can...

This Handbook brings together 49 international specialists to address an issue of increasing importance for the world’s post-industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services.

Couverture -- Présentation de la collection Géographie contemporaine -- Avant-propos -- Table des matières -- Liste des figures et tableaux -- Introduction - L'innovation locale à l'épreuve du global -- Bibliographie -- Partie 1 - Croisement de perspectives globales et locales -- Chapitre 1...

This article explores a new government policy in Quebec, the Plan de développement d'une communauté nourricière (plan for developing food self-reliant communities), and its possibilities as a niche for socio-territorial innovation. Beyond the issue of food, the policy creates an opportunity...