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Production and Use of Urban Knowledge

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Description for Production and Use of Urban Knowledge Hardcover. This book discusses the emerging importance of urban knowledge, and the controversies surrounding issues of power and bias, selection and implementation of knowledge economies in urban contexts. Editor(s): Andersen, Hans Thor; Atkinson, Rob. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; GTB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.

This book provides new insights on cities and the nature of urban development, and the role of knowledge management in urban growth. It considers how knowledge informs policies and supports decision making, and can assist in addressing the drivers of urban change. The way that knowledge is produced and used in urban development is analysed, with examples drawn from a range of European countries.

This book illustrates how the development and implementation of policies for urban areas can draw on knowledge management, even as the knowledge economy itself stimulates the evolution of the city as a place of innovation and ... Read more

These essays explore growth in the range of knowledge available in urban contexts, the ways to generate new knowledge from a wide range of stakeholders, and how these can make an effective contribution to decision making processes in urban development.

The attractiveness of cities and surrounding areas to knowledge based forms of industry and investment and the competitiveness and performance of cities are a matter of major concern for national governments. In a sense it has become too important to leave to city politicians, and it is a topic requiring sustained reflection. This book gives the reader a detailed understanding of the issues involved and prompts further reflections.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Geojournal Library
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048189359
SKU
V9789048189359
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