Place-making and policies for competitive cities /
Urban policy makers are increasingly striving to strengthen the economic competitiveness of their cities. Currently, they do that mainly in the field of the creative knowledge economy - arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architecture, publishing, design; and ICT, R & D, fina...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley Blackwell,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Urban policy makers are increasingly striving to strengthen the economic competitiveness of their cities. Currently, they do that mainly in the field of the creative knowledge economy - arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architecture, publishing, design; and ICT, R & D, finance, and law. This book is about the policies that help to realise such objectives: policies driven by classic location theory, cluster policies, 'creative class' policies aimed at attracting talent, as well as policies that connect to pathways, place and personal networks. The experiences and policy st. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 327 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118554425 1118554426 9781118554579 1118554574 9781118554456 1118554450 |