Building prosperous knowledge cities : policies, plans and metrics


Autoria(s): Yigitcanlar, Tan; Metaxiotis, Kostas; Carrillo, Francisco Javier
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

This unique book reveals the procedural aspects of knowledge-based urban planning, development and assessment. Concentrating on major knowledge city building processes, and providing state-of-the-art experiences and perspectives, this important compendium explores innovative models, approaches and lessons learnt from a number of key case studies across the world. Many cities worldwide, in order to brand themselves as knowledge cities, have undergone major transformations in the 21st century. This book provides a thorough understanding of these transformations and the key issues in building prosperous knowledge cities by focusing particularly on the policy-making, planning process and performance assessment aspects. The contributors reveal theoretical and conceptual foundations of knowledge cities and their development approach of knowledge-based urban development. They present best-practice examples from a number of key case studies across the globe. This important book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the key issues in planning and developing prosperous knowledge cities of the knowledge economy era, which will prove invaluable to national, state/regional and city governments’ planning and development departments. Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students of regional and urban studies will also find this path-breaking book an intriguing read.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/52032/

Publicador

Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/52032/1/Yigitcanlar_et_al_Flyer.pdf

http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=14544&breadcrumlink=&breadcrum=&sub_values=&site_Bus_Man=&site_dev=&site_eco=&site_env_eco=&site_inn_tech=&site_int_pol=&site_law=&site_pub_soc=

Yigitcanlar, Tan, Metaxiotis, Kostas, & Carrillo, Francisco Javier (Eds.) (2012) Building prosperous knowledge cities : policies, plans and metrics. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

Direitos

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Fonte

Science & Engineering Faculty; School of Cultural & Language Studies in Education

Palavras-Chave #120507 Urban Analysis and Development #knowledge cities #knowledge-based development #knowledge-based urban development
Tipo

Book