Growing urban economies : innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions /

Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Ca...

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Other Authors: Wolfe, David A. (Editor), Gertler, Meric S. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Series:Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions.
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Summary:Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions series is a focused analysis of how developments at the local and regional level affect these three key determinants of future prosperity. Growing Urban Economies summarizes its conclusions in a single volume that presents an overview of the evidence and its implications. A rich and nuanced analysis of the interplay of social, political and economic factors in thirteen Canadian city-regions, large and small, this collection integrates research focusing on innovation, creativity and talent-retention and governance in order to understand the distinctive experience of each region. A valuable cross-section of city-region development in a variety of circumstances, Growing Urban Economies offers important insights into the way in which local conditions affect urban economies around the world.
Physical Description:xvi, 420 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781442629431
1442629436
9781442629448
1442629444