Innovating in Urban Economies : Economic Transformation in Canadian City-Regions / David A. Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfe, David A., editor.

Series:

Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions (Toronto, Ont.)

Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Canada--Growth--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Canada--Economic conditions--Case studies.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity. Starting in 2006, the Innovation Systems Research Network began a six year-long study on how city-regions in Canada were surviving and thriving in a globalized world. That study resulted in the "Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions" series, which examines the impact of innovation, talent, and institutions on sixteen city-regions across Canada. This volume explores how the social dynamics that influence innovation and knowledge flows in Canadian city-regions contribute to transformation and long-term growth. With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada's cities

Contents:

pt. I Dynamics of Innovation in City-Regions

Diversity, Specialization, and Variety

1. Introduction / David A. Wolfe

2. Systems of Innovation and Contexts of Creativity: An Assessment of the Knowledge Bases of Canadian City-Regions / Gregory M. Spencer

pt. II Diversity, Variety, and the Cognitive-Cultural Economy in Large Cities

3. Innovation and Toronto's Cognitive-Cultural Economy / Nicholas Mills

4. Living on the Edge: Knowledge Interdependencies of Human Capital Intensive Clusters in Vancouver / J. Adam Holbrook

5. Innovation and Social Actors in Montreal: Intersectoral Challenges of Place-Based Dynamics / Juan-Luis Klein

6. Firms and Their Problems: Systemic Innovation and Related Diversity in Calgary / Cami Ryan

pt. III The Specialized Characteristics of Innovation in Medium-Sized Cities

7. Innovation in an Ordinary City: Knowledge Flows in London, Ontario / Jen Nelles.

8. Biotech and Lunch Buckets: The Curious Knowledge Networks of Steel Town / Peter Warrian

9. Innovation Linkages in New- and Old-Economy Sectors in Cambridge-Guelph-Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario) / Harald Bathelt

10. Knowledge Flows in the Consulting, Advertising/Design, and Music Sectors in Halifax / Jill L. Grant

pt. IV Innovation for Survival or Growth in Canada's Small Cities

11. Social Dynamics, Diversity, and Physical Infrastructure in Creative, Innovative Communities: The Saskatoon Case / Graeme Webb

12. How ICTs and Face-to-face Interactions Mediate Knowledge Flows in Moncton / Yves Bourgeois

13.Networking Patterns and Performance of the Trois-Rivieres City-Region's Firms in the Light of Sectoral and Place Characteristics / Rosemarie Dallaire

pt. V The Global Challenge for Innovation in Canadian City-Regions

14. Related Variety, Knowledge Platforms, and the Challenge for Cities and Regions in the Global Economy / Philip Cooke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jul 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-6697-8

1-4426-6696-X

OCLC:

879870080