URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS

The Evolution of Industrial Districts Changing Governance, Innovation and Internationalisation of Local Capitalism in Italy Series: Contributions to Economics Cainelli, Giulio; Zoboli, Roberto (Eds.) 2004, XII, 347 p. 26 illus., Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0095-1 A Physica Verlag Heidelberg book Ships in 3 - 5 business days $99.95 ABOUT THIS BOOK Italian industrial districts (IDs) recently attracted international attention because their performance during the last few decades contradicted the alleged weakness of industrial structures based on SMEs in "traditional" sectors. The book analyses some developments taking place in Italian IDs and local systems of production that can represent a new stage of evolution for the backbone of the Italian economy. Based on the extensive use of original databases three main trajectories of change in IDs are presented. The first trajectory is the increasing role of "groups" of manufacturing SMEs arising from mergers and acquisitions as well as spin-off growth processes at the "family firms" level. The second one is the consolidation of innovation capabilities in IDs. And the third one is the internationalisation process of Italian IDs through both trade and foreign direct investment. The essays suggest that Italian IDs are again evolving by coherent adaptations which will have, however, uncertain outcomes. Content Level » Research Keywords » Environment - Industrial Districts - Innovation - Internationalisation - SME - Small and Medium Enterprises Related subjects » Industrial Organization - R&D / Technology Policy - Regional / Spatial Science TABLE OF CONTENTS Download Table of contents (pdf, 159 kB) Download Table of contents (txt, 8 kB)

A Life Cycle for Clusters? The Dynamics of Agglomeration, Change, and Adaption Series: Contributions to Economics Press, Kerstin 2006, XIV, 245 p. 40 illus., Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1710-2 A Physica Verlag Heidelberg book Ships in 3 - 5 business days $99.00 ABOUT THIS BOOK REVIEWS The phenomenon of non-random spatial concentrations of firms in one or few related sectors (clusters) is intensively debated in economic theory and policy. The euphoria about successful clusters however neglects that historically, many thriving clusters did deteriorate into old industrial areas. This book studies the determinants of cluster survival by analyzing their adaptability to change in the economic environment. Linking theoretic knowledge with empirical observations, a simulation model (based in the N/K method) is developed, which explains when and why the cluster's architecture assists or hampers adaptability. It is found that architectures with intermediate degrees of division of labour and more collective governance forms foster adaptability. Cluster development is thus path dependent as architectures having evolved over time impact on the likelihood of future survival. Content Level » Research Keywords » Adaptation - Clusters - Complex Systems - N/K Model - Simulation Modelling Related subjects » Complexity - Economic Theory - Geography - Industrial Organization - Regional / Spatial Science TABLE OF CONTENTS Download Table of contents (pdf, 266 kB) Download Table of contents (txt, 5

Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 25 Feldman, M.P.; Massard, Nadine (Eds.) 2002, 384 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7614-9 Ships in 3 - 5 business days $209.00 ABOUT THIS BOOK This volume provides a collection of theoretical articles and empirical studies on innovation and location by focusing on the institutions and systems that mediate knowledge spillovers. The objective is to provide an international comparison using a variety of approaches. The volume is organized around the three themes. The first focuses on theoretical work that attempts to advance our understanding of knowledge externalities and systems on innovation. The second section provides empirical studies that attempt to measure these impacts. The final section considers future challenges to regional economic development policy in the face of economic integration and globalization. Content Level » Research Related subjects » Economic Policy - Geography - Industrial Organization - Innovation - Technology Management - R&D / Technology Policy TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments. 1. Location, Location, Location: Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation; M. Feldman, N. Massard. Part I: Theoretical Understandings. 2. Learning to Communicate in the Production of Collective Knowledge; C. Antonelli. 3. The Knowledge Dilemma and the Geography of Innovation; D. Foray, J. Mairesse. 4. University Technology Transfer and the System of Innovation; M.P. Feldman, et al. 5. Globalization and Communication Technologies and the Role of Small Firms in Innovation; D.B. Audretsch. 6. Urban Diversity and Intersectoral Diffusion: Some Insights from the Study of Technical Creativity; P. Desrochers. 7. Innovation, Institutions, Space: Two Research Traditions in National Systems of Innovation; M. Bellet, et al. Part II: Empirical Studies. 8. The Role of Geographical Proximity in the Organization of Industrial R&D; C. Carrincazea

The Geography of Innovation Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 2 Feldman, M.P. 1994, 172 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2698-4 Ships in 3 - 5 business days $215.00 ABOUT THIS BOOK The Geography of Innovation offers a geographic dimension to the study of innovation and product commercialization and develops a conceptual model which links the location of production innovations to the sources of these knowledge inputs. The geographic concentration of this knowledge forms a technological infrastructure which promotes information transfers, and lowers the risks and the costs of engaging in innovative activity. Empirical estimation confirms that the location of production innovation is related to the underlying technological infrastructure and that the location of the knowledge inputs are mutually-reinforcing in defining a region's competitive advantage. The Geography of Innovation concludes by considering the policy implications of these findings for both private firms and state governments. This important new work is intended for academics, policy practitioners and students in the fields of innovation and technological change, geography and regional science, and economic development. Content Level » Research Related subjects » Economic Policy - Geography - Industrial Organization TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Why Location Matters for Innovative Activity. 3. Spatial Patterns of Innovation. 4. Technological Infrastructure. 5. Regional Innovative Capacity. 6. Policy Implications. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

nnovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 23 Feldman, M.P.; Link, Albert N. (Eds.) 2001, 472 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7296-7 Ships in 3 - 5 business days $259.00 ABOUT THIS BOOK Scholars in the science and technology field have not collectively questioned, much less proposed, an agenda for policy makers. Now is an appropriate time for such an undertaking. First, there is a growing belief that the U.S. national research and development system, like that of many industrial nations, is changing due to global competitive pressures and advancements in information technology and electronic commerce. Second, industry's R&D relationship with the academic research community is changing not only because of the global competition but also because of alterations in the level of government support of fundamental research. As a result, policy makers will need to rethink their approaches to science and technology issues. This volume is a collection of essays by scholars about innovative policy in the knowledge-based economy. By knowledge-based economy we mean one for which economic growth is based on the creation, distribution, and use of technology. As such, innovation policy in such an economy must enhance the creation, distribution, and use of knowledge that leads to the creation, distribution, and use of technology. This volume considers elements of an innovation policy: innovation policy and academic research, innovation policy in electronic commerce, and innovation policy and globalization issues. Content Level » Research Related subjects » Economic Growth - Economic Policy - Political Science TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements. 1. Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy; M.P. Feldman, A.N. Link. 2. A Brief Data-Informed History of Science and Technology Policy; J.E. Jankowski. 3. R&D Policy Models and Data Needs; G. Tassey. 4. Technology Innovation Indicators; J.A. Hansen. 5. Trends in C

The Economics of Science and Technology An Overview of Initiatives to Foster Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth Feldman, M.P., Link, Albert N., Siegel, Donald S. 2002, 156 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7000-6 Ships in 3 - 5 business days $119.00 ABOUT THIS BOOK This volume provides an overview of research on key topics in the economics of science and technology. These topics include the role of patents and intellectual property protection, the relationship between R&D and economic growth, R&D tax policy, government investment in infrastructure technology, public-private technology partnerships, labor market policies, and evaluation and assessment of technology programs. Much of this literature is new, so the time is ripe for a synthesis and critique of existing studies. The book offers an overview presented from an applied perspective, stressing historical and institutional factors. This book will be particularly useful to students interested in pursuing research on these topics and to policy makers who want a user-friendly summary of recent studies on the economic implications of technology policy. Content Level » Research Related subjects » Business & Management - Economic Growth - Economic Policy - Innovation - Technology Management TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables. List of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. An Historical Perspective. 3. Economic Growth and Technological Change. 4. Dimensions of R&D. 5. The Entrepreneurial Process. 6. Government's Role in Innovation. 7. The Patent System. 8. Tax Incentives. 9. Research Collaborations. 10. Public/Private Partnerships. 11. Infrastructure Technology. 12. An Integrated Entrepreneurial Process. 13. Labor Market for R&D Scientists and Engineers. 14. Public Accountability. 15. Conclusions. References. Index.

Public/Private Partnerships Innovation Strategies and Policy Alternatives Link, Albert N. 2006, XVI, 160 p. 13 illus., Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-29774-3 Ships in 3 - 5 business days $109.00 ABOUT THIS TEXTBOOK Research and development (R & D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the efficiency of R & D and are thus a critical aspect of a nation's innovation system. This text is intended for upper-level undergraduate and MBA courses such as Economics and Technology, Economics of Innovation, and Economics of Science and Technology, among others. The first chapter introduces the concept of public/private research partnerships along with other concepts fundamental to an understanding of innovation and technology policy. The framework chapters (2-5) set forth an argument for the public's role - government's role - in innovation in general and in public/private partnership in particular. The remaining chapters (6-14) describe a number of public/private partnerships and, to the extent possible, evaluate their social impact.   Content Level » Research Related subjects » Economic Growth - Entrepreneurship - Innovation - Technology Management - R&D / Technology Policy TABLE OF CONTENTS / SAMPLE PAGES List Of Tables List Of Figures Acknowledgements 1: Introduction Public/Private Partnerships Public/Private Partnership Framework Overview Of The Book 2: The History Of Public/Private Partnerships The Colonial Period The Period Of National Science And Technology Infrastructure The Period Of Industrial Science And Technology Infrastructure The Period Of The World Wars And Afterwards 3: Public Support Of Innovation Government's Role In Innovation The Role Of Public Research Institutions 4: Technological Change And R&D Models Of Technologic

The Cosmopolitan Imagination: The Renewal of Critical Social Theory The Cosmopolitan Imagination: The Renewal of Critical Social Theory, by Gerard Delanty . New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 296pp. $29.99 paper. ISBN: 9780521695459. Anthony Moran La Trobe University a.moran@latrobe.edu.au Cosmopolitanism is rapidly replacing globalization in social science's popularity stakes, evident in a series of symposiums published in major journals like the British Journal of Sociology (in 2006) and The European Journal of Social Theory (in 2007) and in a veritable avalanche of journal articles, edited books and monographs from the late 1990s onward. Where initially globalization was seen as giving a new impetus to cosmopolitan trends and tendencies, including identities, outlooks and cultural orientations, cosmopolitanism has increasingly moved into the foreground of interest. For proponents it provides a normative framework for a new post-national world of mobility, flows, and blurred boundaries, suggesting new ways of being in the world, new forms of political orientation, and new kinds of political arrangements. In The Cosmopolitan Imagination, Gerard Delanty points to, and endorses, a "cosmopolitan turn" in the social sciences that has come after an earlier cultural turn. He explains and defends cosmopolitanism as both methodological and normative framework, and the cosmopolitan imagination as a stance of openness, an explanatory tool for transformations across the globe, providing socially just visions for the future. He seeks to produce a "cosmopolitan critical social theory" that goes beyond what he believes were … [Full Text of this Article]

Governing on the Edges: Globalization of Production and the Challenge to Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century (pages s33-s45) George Abonyi and David M. Van Slyke Article first published online: 3 DEC 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02244.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(948K)References

Let's Audit Bohemia: A Review of Richard Florida's 'Creative Class' Thesis and Its Impact on Urban Policy (pages 1606-1617) Cian O'Callaghan Article first published online: 5 NOV 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2010.00397.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(88K)References

Ray Hudson Resilient regions in an uncertain world: wishful thinking or a practical reality? Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 11-25 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp026 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article James Simmie and Ron Martin Editor's Choice: The economic resilience of regions: towards an evolutionary approach Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 27-43 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp029 Abstract FREE Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Robert Hassink Regional resilience: a promising concept to explain differences in regional economic adaptability? Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 45-58 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp033 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Andy Pike, Stuart Dawley, and John Tomaney Resilience, adaptation and adaptability Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 59-70 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsq001 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Rolf Pendall, Kathryn A. Foster, and Margaret Cowell Resilience and regions: building understanding of the metaphor Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 71-84 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp028 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Karen Chapple and T. William Lester The resilient regional labour market? The US case Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 85-104 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp031 Abstract FREE Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Carey Durkin Treado Pittsburgh's evolving steel legacy and the steel technology cluster Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 105-120 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp027 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select this article Jennifer Clark, Hsin-I Huang, and John P. Walsh A typology of 'innovation districts': what it means for regional resilience Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc (2010) 3(1): 121-137 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp034 Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Permissions Select

Feeding the City: The Challenge of Urban Food Planning.Full Text Available By: Morgan, Kevin. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p341-348, 8p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642852 Subjects: NUTRITION policy; FOOD industry; DEVELOPED countries; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (60KB) 2. Academic Journal Community and Regional Food Planning: Building Institutional Support in the United States.Full Text Available By: Pothukuchi, Kameshwari. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p349-367, 19p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642902 Subjects: NUTRITION policy; PUBLIC health -- United States; FOOD; OBESITY; NONPROFIT organizations; UNITED States Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (129KB) 3. Academic Journal On Places Lost and Places Regained: Reflections on the Alternative Food Geography and Sustainable Regional Development.Full Text Available By: Wiskerke, Johannes S. C.. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p369-387, 19p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642803 Subjects: FOOD industry; AGRICULTURAL industries; NUTRITION policy; FOOD supply; MALNUTRITION; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier    Add to folder PDF Full Text (175KB) 4. Academic Journal Urban Governance for Food Security: The Alternative Food System in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Full Text Available By: Rocha, Cecilia; Lessa, Iara. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p389-400, 12p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642787 Subjects: FOOD industry; NUTRITION policy; FOOD consumption; FOOD security; BELO Horizonte (Brazil); BRAZIL; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (114KB) 5. Academic Journal The Canadian Pione

URBAN-NEXUS, synthesising recent and on-going urban research, rather than initiating new research European cities face many significant challenges, including the current economic crisis, urban sprawl, and the longer-term implications of climate change and resource scarcity. Cities themselves currently account for around 70% of global emissions and are major contributors to the overall ecological footprint. In order for cities to effectively face these challenges, it is essential for all concerned stakeholders to collaborate. The URBAN-NEXUS will, amongst other things, facilitate the process of bringing these stakeholders together, in view of reducing the overall ecological footprint of cities. The launch of URBAN-NEXUS This particular urban field is characterized by a multiplicity and diversity of overlapping and typically disconnected urban policy research. There is a huge potential benefit to be gained in reviewing and synthesising recent and ongoing urban research in this area, rather than initiating new research. With this coordination action, URBAN-NEXUS will facilitate a collaborative approach by means of developing a structured dialogue. This will enable rich communication and partnership building, leading to joint research and the exchange of knowledge and experience. The consortium URBAN-NEXUS will start on the 1st of September 2011 and will run for three years. The consortium will be led by Nicis Institute and brings together 13 other leading knowledge institutes, research organisations and government agencies from nine EU-countries. In its wider stakeholder group, URBAN-NEXUS is supported by a further 25 strategic partners. Its long-term perspective, as well asa dedicated contribution of partners from all across Europe will allow the consortium to elaborate extensively on the various themes connected to reducing the urban footprint and to build solid, long-lasting partnerships amongst all stakeholders. Goals of the project URBAN-NEXUS has 3 main object

The Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University presentsInfluences on ImageabilitySreejata Roy Date: October 6th 2011 (Thursday)Time: 17:30 - 19:00Venue: 10-301, Building 10, Sophia University One of the starkest visual outcomes of contemporary neo-liberal political environments and economic policies that have catalyzed globalization on an unforeseen and unimaginable scale is the relentless mutation of metropolitan landscapes all over the world. Urban geographies are being rapidly and permanently transformed to accommodate the ever-expanding construction of skyscrapers, corporate offices and shopping malls. The traditionally public, historical and 'green' spaces in cities are encroached upon and appropriated, shrinking and disappearing as state property is sold developed into commercial mega-projects for private business interests. The migrant working class is also a subject to various powerful modes of alienation, even while the city enlarges these communities' frames of reference, dismantles provincial and rural prejudices, offers a range of new affiliations and professions, and new possibilities of individual freedom. And at the other end of the scale, cities themselves bloat into unsustainable entities via the influx of millions of impoverished rural migrants, who create their own precarious settlements, infrastructure and relational circuits in whatever corner they can find.For the last five years my art practice has involved experimenting with new genres of art across different populations in various working-class localities in Delhi. My research focuses on the representation of social issues through works created in collaboration with the community and through direct interaction / intervention in the physical spaces of neighbourhoods. I visualize collective projects that would serve as a voice for the community, inviting women, children and youth from different background to narrate their personal experiences of the changing urban milieu through a v

Book Reviews City and Environment by Christopher G. Boone and Ali Modarres (pages 131-132) Carla Chifos Article first published online: 5 FEB 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00487.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(110K)Request Permissions The Code of the City: Standards and the Hidden Language of Place Making by Eran Ben-Joseph (pages 132-134) Dennis M. Ryan Article first published online: 5 FEB 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00488.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(110K)Request Permissions The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets by Judith Rodin (pages 134-137) David C. Perry Article first published online: 5 FEB 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00489.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(110K)ReferencesRequest Permissions Cities in a Time of Terror: Space, Territory, and Local Resilience by H.V. Savitch (pages 137-139) Luther Krueger Article first published online: 5 FEB 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00490.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(110K)Request Permissions The Sustainable Development Paradox: Urban Political Economy in the United States and Europe edited by Rob Kruger and David Gibbs (pages 139-141) Li Alligood Article first published online: 5 FEB 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00491.x AbstractFull Article (HTML)PDF(110K)Request Permissions

Urban Environmental Pollution Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities People all over the world are migrating to cities in search of jobs and cultural advantages, especially in Asia. This has resulted in the formation of huge megapolitan areas and surrounding periurban environs. In China, a 40 million urban area is planned. The effects of cities on people are not well-understood. Cities require huge amounts of energy, resulting in large quantities of waste products, causing unsustainable environments. Cities are sources of air, water and soil pollution. Light and noise pollution are now known to adversely affect urban people. The role of urban heat islands and air pollution, Pm 2.5 and ozone, on human health is beginning to emerge. Lack of green space may have psychological effects for urban dwellers. We began to explore the nature of the urban environment and pollution on human health and well-being at UEP2010 in Boston in June of 2010. This very successful conference identified many areas of urban life that warranted further investigation. UEP2012 aims to pick up where UEP2010 left off and continue the exploration of the urban environment and how we can begin to create a healthy and liveable environment in cities. Topics List New information about urban environments and how they function Pollution problems and possible solutions Role of the built environment in alleviating heat islands Human health problems and solutions Role of vegetation in mitigating urban pollution and human health problems Innovative methods for alleviation of urban stress problems Submit abstract here

Critical reflections on regional competitiveness: theory, policy and practice Gillian Bristow 0 Resenhas Routledge, 2010 - 186 páginas Since the early 1990s, governments and development agencies have become increasingly preoccupied with the pursuit of regional competitiveness. However, there is considerable confusion around what exactly regional competitiveness means, how it might be achieved, whether and how it can be measured, and whether it is a meaningful and appropriate goal for regional economies. The central aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive and critical account of these debates with reference to theory, policy and practice, and thus to explore the meaning and value of the concept of regional competitiveness.The book is structured into three parts. Part one introduces the concept of regional competitiveness by tracing its origins and exploring its different meanings in regional economic development. This will critically engage with political economy approaches to understanding the nature and dominance of the competitiveness discourse. Part two interrogates the pursuit of regional competitiveness in policy and practice. This critically evaluates the degree to which the pursuit of competitiveness is encouraging convergence in policy agendas in regions through an examination of key determinants of policy sameness and difference, notably benchmarking and devolved governance. Part three explores the limitations to regional competitiveness and explores whether and how its predominance in the policy discourse might be challenged by alternative agendas such as sustainable development and wellbeing. This focuses on the developing qualitative character of regional development.This volume critically engages with the theory and policy of regional competitiveness, thus providing the first integrated critique of the concept for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics interested in regional development and policy. It will unpack the co

Regional competitiveness Ron Martin, Michael Kitson, Peter Tyler 0 Resenhas Routledge, 2006 - 169 páginas There is now a wide spread interest in regions as a key focus in the organization and governance of economic growth and wealth creation. This important book considers the factors that influence and shape the competitive performance of regions. This is not just an issue of academic interest and debate, but also of increasing policy deliberation and action. However, as the readings in this book make clear, the very idea of regional competitiveness is itself complex and contentious. Many academics and policy makers have used the concept without fully considering what is meant by the term and how it can be measured. Policy formulation has tended to rush ahead of understanding and analysis and the purpose of this book is to close this important gap in understanding. This book was previously published as a special issue of Regional Studies.

reative regions: technology, culture and knowledge entrepreneurship Philip N. Cooke, Dafnah Schwartz 0 Resenhas Routledge, 2007 - 294 páginas This unique book focuses on regional creativity, analysing the different factors that can affect creativity and innovation process within regions in the knowledge economy. Approaching creativity from technological, organizational and regional viewpoints, it attempts to break down the influence of oppositional approaches and take account of multi-level interactions in economy and policy. The variety of papers presented looks at: how regions can be creative and competitive how research and development is outsourced and the scientific knowledge and technology transferred what types of technology based cultural activities can operate the relevant financing and development of knowledge entrepreneurship. Whilst many of these aspects are driven by market forces Creative Regions demonstrates that the regional and national public sectors have a significant role to play and is essential reading on how to generate a competitive advantage for regions in the knowledge economy in the global market.