Science And Technology Parks And Regional Economic Development: An International Perspective (palgrave Advances In The Economics Of Innovation And Technology)

This book is the first collection of scholarly writings on science and technology parks (STPs) that has an international perspective. It explores concrete ways to systematically collect information on public and private organizations related to their support of and activities in STPs, including incubation to start-up and scale-up, and collaborations with centers of knowledge creation. Rather than perpetuate the qualitative assessment of successful practices, the focus of this book is to present quantitative and qualitative evidence of the impact of STPs on regional development and to raise awareness on the importance of systematic data collection and analysis. Only through a systematic collection of data on fiscal identification numbers of companies, universities, and university spin-offs will it be possible to conduct current and especially future analyses on the impact of STPs on entrepreneurship, effectiveness of technology transfer, and regional economic development. To this extent, the synergistic views of academics, representatives from STPs, and policy experts are crucial. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix An International Perspective on Science and Technology Parks (Sara Amoroso, Fernando Hervás Soriano)....Pages 1-8 The Strategic Choices That Science and Technology Parks Must Make (Ebba Lund)....Pages 9-24 University Science and Technology Parks: A U.S. Perspective (Albert N. Link)....Pages 25-38 Science Technology Parks and Close Relations: Heterogeneity, Context and Data (Mike Wright, Paul Westhead)....Pages 39-60 The Experience of Spanish Science and Technology Parks: Gathering Data (Soledad Díaz Campos)....Pages 61-73 Science Parks and Place-based Innovation (Claire Nauwelaers, Alexander Kleibrink, Katerina Ciampi Stancova)....Pages 75-98 Science Parks and Business Incubation in the United Kingdom: Evidence from University Spin-Offs and Staff Start-Ups (David B. Audretsch, Maksim Belitski)....Pages 99-122 Technoparks in Turkey: A Descriptive Study (Nilay Unsal)....Pages 123-141 Heterogeneity as a Key for Understanding Science and Technology Park Effects (Alberto Albahari)....Pages 143-157 Science and Technology Parks as Drivers of Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems: Two Examples from Europe (Gabriel Rissola)....Pages 159-184 Toward a Framework to Advance the Knowledge on Science Park Contribution: An Analysis of Science Park Heterogeneity (Laura Lecluyse, André Spithoven)....Pages 185-209 Lessons Learned and a Future Research and Policy Agenda on Science Parks (Mike Wright, Albert N. Link, Sara Amoroso)....Pages 211-219 Back Matter ....Pages 221-223