Innovating in Urban Economies : Economic Transformation in Canadian City-Regions

With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, __Innovating in Urban Economies__ analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada’s cities Contents 5 Tables 9 Figures 11 Foreword to the Series 13 Acknowledgments 19 PART I. Dynamics of Innovation in City-Regions – Diversity, Specialization, and Variety 23 1. Introduction 23 2. Systems of Innovation and Contexts of Creativity: An Assessment of the Knowledge Bases of Canadian City-Regions 53 PART II. Diversity, Variety, and the Cognitive- Cultural Economy in Large Cities 79 3. Innovation and Toronto’s Cognitive-Cultural Economy 79 4. Living on the Edge: Knowledge Interdependencies of Human Capital Intensive Clusters in Vancouver 112 5. Innovation and Social Actors in Montreal: Intersectoral Challenges of Place-Based Dynamics 143 6. Firms and Their Problems: Systemic Innovation and Related Diversity in Calgary 171 PART III. The Specialized Characteristics of Innovation in Medium-Sized Cities 195 7. Innovation in an Ordinary City: Knowledge Flows in London, Ontario 195 8. Biotech and Lunch Buckets: The Curious Knowledge Networks of Steel Town 217 9. Innovation Linkages in New- and Old- Economy Sectors in Cambridge-Guelph- Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario) 239 10. Knowledge Flows in the Consulting, Advertising/Design, and Music Sectors in Halifax 265 PART IV. Innovation for Survival or Growth in Canada’s Small Cities 289 11. Social Dynamics, Diversity, and Physical Infrastructure in Creative, Innovative Communities: The Saskatoon Case 289 12. How ICTs and Face-to-face Interactions Mediate Knowledge Flows in Moncton 312 13. Networking Patterns and Performance of the Trois-Rivières City-Region’s Firms in the Light of Sectoral and Place Characteristics 338 PART V. The Global Challenge for Innovation in Canadian City-Regions 373 14. Related Variety, Knowledge Platforms, and the Challenge for Cities and Regions in the Global Economy 373 Contributors 389

In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity. Starting in 2006, the Innovation Systems Research Network began a six year-long study on how city-regions in Canada were surviving and thriving in a globalized world. That study resulted in the “Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions” series, which examines the impact of innovation, talent, and institutions on sixteen city-regions across Canada. This volume explores how the social dynamics that influence innovation and knowledge flows in Canadian city-regions contribute to transformation and long-term growth.

With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada’s cities.

Annotation In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity. Starting in 2006, the Innovation Systems Research Network began a six year-long study on how city-regions in Canada were surviving and thriving in a globalized world. That study resulted in the "Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions" series, which examines the impact of innovation, talent, and institutions on sixteen city-regions across Canada. This volume explores how the social dynamics that influence innovation and knowledge flows in Canadian city-regions contribute to transformation and long-term growth. With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada's cities