The renaissance of the city as a cluster of innovation
Other authors
Publication date
2018-10-13ISSN
2331-1975
Abstract
The first part of the twenty-first century has witnessed a rebirth of “the City” as an engine of innovation. This renaissance has been an organic response to technological and societal pressures, opportunities, and norms. This is a sharp reversal from the latter half of the twentieth century, which saw the decay and erosion of the City as a place of economic value creation. In spite of the best efforts of governments and city planners, suburbanization, first of residences, and then industry, led to a hollowing out than in some areas decimated urban life. What lessons can we learn from the emergent reversal of this trend? We explore in depth the examples of San Francisco, Austin (Texas), and London to discover lessons that may be broadly adopted.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
332 - Regional economics. Territorial economics. Land economics. Housing economics.
65 - Communication and transport industries. Accountancy. Business management. Public relations
71 - Physical planning. Regional, town and country planning. Landscapes, parks, gardens
Keywords
Urban Studies
Urban Geography
Clusters of innovation
Urban platform
Cities
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Estudis Urbans
Geografia urbana
Clústers d'innovació
Plataforma urbana
Ciutats
Emprenedoria
Innovació
Pages
20 p.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Is part of
Cogent Business & Management, vol. 5, núm. 13
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