New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development: The Role of Education, Smart Cities, and Social Factors (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics)

Structural change is an evolutionary process that is often cumulative within territories, improving the quality of life and achieving higher development levels. At the same time, smart cities, education and social innovation are essential to promoting sustainable development. This book examines regional and entrepreneurial development as a creative and dynamic concept by considering the role of these dimensions in promoting a virtuous cycle for long-term sustainable development. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Luísa Cagica Carvalho, Conceição Rego, Maria Raquel Lucas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, Adriana Backx Noronha Viana)....Pages 1-4 Front Matter ....Pages 5-5 Smarter Decisions for Smarter Cities: Lessons Learned from Strategic Plans (Jan Wolf, Monique Borges, João Lourenço Marques, Eduardo Castro)....Pages 7-30 How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda (Gonçalo Santinha, Ana Dias, Mário Rodrigues, Alexandra Queirós, Carlos Rodrigues, Nelson Pacheco Rocha)....Pages 31-53 Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change (Hugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, Chiara Carrozza, Raphael D’Emery)....Pages 55-75 Institutions and Innovation as Driving Forces Towards a Smart City and Sustainable Territorial Development (Sabrina Auci, Luigi Mundula)....Pages 77-98 Internet of Things in Transportation: Game Changer in the Supply Chains (Carmen Balan)....Pages 99-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Higher Education and Technological Transference as Tools for Entrepreneurship in Regional Development (Manuel Aguilar Yuste)....Pages 127-140 The Micro-Macro Interfaces of Higher Education, Innovation, Regional Growth and Regional Development (Luis E. Vila)....Pages 141-166 The Local Education System as a Pillar for Structural Change: The Case of the Strategic Educational Plan of Cascais, Portugal (Jorge Gonçalves, Carolina Guerreiro)....Pages 167-185 Regional Public Policy Fostering Entrepreneurship Through the Educational System: Evidence from the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain (Juan José Maldonado-Briegas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández)....Pages 187-205 Promoting Regional Development Through a Collaborative Project in Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from a Regional Experiment to Develop Entrepreneurial Competencies in Children and Youngsters (Sandra Saúde, Sandra Lopes, Ana Piedade, Bárbara Esparteiro, Maria do Céu André, Margarida Silveira)....Pages 207-227 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 Human Water Governance: A Social Innovation Model to Reduce the Inequalities of Water Services in South African Informal Settlements (Rafael Robina Ramírez, Willem De Clercq, Manuel N. Jackson)....Pages 231-255 Third Sector and Social Innovation in Local Communities in Portugal: Dilemmas Concerning Framing and Measurement of Social Impact (Cristina Pinto Albuquerque, Sara Rocha)....Pages 257-281 How Social Entrepreneurship Promotes Sustainable Development: With Some Examples from Developed and Developing Countries (Paulo Bento, Marc Jacquinet, Rosana Albuquerque)....Pages 283-297 Strategic Management of Sustainable Innovation in Brazilian Manufacturing Companies (Jordana Marques Kneipp, Clandia Maffini Gomes, Roberto Schoproni Bichueti, Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da Rosa, Kamila Frizzo)....Pages 299-314 Circular Economy: Perspective of Changes in Entrepreneurial Dynamics (Alvair Silveira Torres Jr, Franco Paolo Parini)....Pages 315-349 Social Innovation at the Service of Development: The Case of Atelier Mar in Cabo Verde (Alice Duarte)....Pages 351-369 The Influence of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) in the Fostering of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: A Step Closer to Achieve Major Structural Changes and Sustainable Cities Within European Territory (Luís Loures, Rui Alexandre Castanho, José Manuel Naranjo Gómez, José Cabezas, Luis Fernández-Pozo)....Pages 371-385