Geographies of Disruption : Place Making for Innovation in the Age of Knowledge Economy

This book looks at the uncharted territory between innovation activities and place making efforts to cultivate them. 'Geographies of Disruption' aims to fill that gap by exploring the growing importance of place making for knowledge generation and innovation activities in contemporary cities, and providing an in-depth understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of innovation geographies and the conditions that help their emergence and growth. This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge generation and innovation activities for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. It provides an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge-based urban development and its implications and prospects for cities and regions. This pioneering book contributes to the conceptualisation and practice of innovation geographies by disseminating both conceptual and empirical research findings with real-world best practice applications. With a multidisciplinary approach to themes of technology and urban development, this book is a key reference source for scholars, practitioners, consultants, city officials, policymakers and innovation study enthusiasts.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Part I (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 3-9 Conceptual Foundations of Innovation Geography (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 11-24 Place Dynamics for Innovation (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 25-37 Characteristics of Innovation Geography (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 39-50 Conclusion to Part I (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 51-52 Front Matter ....Pages 53-53 Introduction to Part II (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 55-58 Insights from Northern European Countries and Regions (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 59-100 Conclusion to Part II (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 101-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Introduction to Part III (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 105-108 Theory and Practice of Knowledge Cities and Knowledge-Based Urban Development (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 109-133 Global Knowledge City Best Practice (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 135-158 Benchmarking City Performance (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 159-197 Recommendations and Strategic Directions for Knowledge City Place Making (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 199-205 Conclusion to Part III (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 207-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 Introduction to Part IV (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 211-213 Theory and Practice of Knowledge Precincts (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 215-238 Global Knowledge Precinct Best Practice (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 239-259 Benchmarking Knowledge Precincts (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 261-294 Recommendations and Strategic Directions for Knowledge Precinct Place Making (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 295-303 Conclusion to Part IV (Tan Yigitcanlar, Tommi Inkinen)....Pages 305-306 Back Matter ....Pages 307-326