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Research interest in the service sector has boomed in recent years as deindustrialisation became entrenched. Instead of being regarded as merely supplementary to traditional industry and manufacturing, services have generated progressively rising levels of growth in developed economies while at the same time coming to be recognised as major drivers of innovation. Knowledge Intensive Business Services and Regional Competitiveness charts the the rise of these influential actors and their influence on regional competitiveness.

In today¿s globalized world, clusters are an important factor in explaining the different growth rates of firms, cities and regions. This book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in economic geography, regional studies, entrepreneurship and international business.

Gastronomy has a powerful impact on local development. Public policies have developed in response to research, highlighting gastronomy as key in a successful tourism economy. This book considers how the quality of products, places and experiences contributes to the desirability and competitiveness of gourmet touristic destinations.

In Australia, regions are not just a geographic category, they are also cultural. Being regional means being located outside the nation¿s capital cities and in the periphery of centres of power and influence. It is thus significantly different than its European or American counterparts. However, surprisingly little has been written about this unique dynamic; this book has been written to fill this gap.

Broadband is one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, yet our understanding of its regional impacts remains somewhat rudimentary. Not only are issues of broadband pricing and speed relevant in this context, but the overall quality of service for broadband can often dictate its impacts on regional development. This book illuminates the regional impacts of this pervasive and important technology.

National competitiveness has become a misnomer, as competitiveness is increasingly understood as a regional phenomenon and regions in turn are not confined to the boundaries of the nation state. This focusses on the port of Rotterdam and its hinterland, i.e. the Lower Rhine and the Ruhr area.

Post-Metropolitan Territories and Urban Space is the product of a research project funded by the Italian national Ministry for Education and University. It constitutes a thorough overview of a country that is one of Europe¿s most diverse in terms of regional development and performance: Italy. This book brings together case studies of a number of Italian cities and their hinterlands and looks at new forms of urbanization, exploring themes of sustainability, industrialisation, de-industrialisation, governance, city planning and quality of life.

The varied and post-authoritarian aspects of the neoliberal turn in Chile serve as a cultural and political milieu. The work of urban scholars, architects, activists and artists illustrate the existing neoliberal urbanism of Santiago and its irreducible tension between polis and civitas in the context of neoliberalism.

Smart Development in Smart Communities discusses the cross-fertilization between smart specialization and cities in fostering smart development and its interactions with the macro, micro and meso-economic framework, from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Specific topics covered by the book include: human capital formation and utilization; centralized / decentralized industrial policies; innovation policies; collective learning; and the role of public utilities in sustaining smart development processes.

All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems. New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and challenges.This book draws together examples from across the globe ¿ from France to Australia; from Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international comparisons of the strategic planning process.

The 2010 General Election ushered in a first coalition government in the United Kingdom for four decades and symbolised a marked shift in the nature and form of economic development. This book aims to investigate the theory and practice of the politics and policies of contemporary economic development through a multi-disciplinary collaboration. Some of the most pertinent questions to be addressed include: What lessons can be derived from 'old' economic development practice and to what extent have such lessons informed the design of the 'new' economic development landscape? Who are the new actors, agencies and institutions, and how have they coalesced to lead the task of developing particular spatial economies? What new democratic and accountability challenges arise? Lastly, how is 'success' now defined and how is 'growth' understood?

Big data is increasingly regarded as a new approach for understanding urban informatics and complex systems. This book will exploit new sources of data such as social media, web mapping and information services, alongside traditional sources such as statistical agency surveys.

In Australia, regions are not just geographic locations, they are also cultural ideas. Being regional means being located outside the nation''s capital cities and in the periphery of its centres of power and influence. Regional development in Australia is thus significantly different than its European or American counterparts. However, surprisingly little has been written about the unique dynamics of development in Australia''s regions; this book has been written to fill this gap. In recent decades the Australian government has made repeated policy efforts to achieve sustainable development in its non-metropolitan areas. Over the same period, those who live and work outside the nation''s capital cities have come to identify as regional Australians. This book takes an anthropological approach to understanding the particularities of regional development in Australia. It draws upon rich, on-the-ground observations of towns, industries, universities, development organisations, and communities across different settings to provide an in-depth understanding of the subject. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners concerned with regional development and policy.

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy. Increasingly, research on tourism destinations has been at the centre of debates concerning destination competitiveness, governance, policies and destination management and marketing. This book investigates tourist destinations from two key perspectives and will appeal to academics, scholars and practitioners in tourism studies, management, urban and regional studies and economic geography, etc.

Broadband is one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, yet our understanding of its regional impacts remains somewhat rudimentary. Not only are issues of broadband pricing and speed relevant in this context, but the overall quality of service for broadband can often dictate its impacts on regional development. This book illuminates the regional impacts of this pervasive and important technology.

By drawing on fresh original research by a new generation of urban researchers located in research institutions across the global South and North, this book addresses old debates in new ways and raises new questions about sustainable urban development. It will be of interest to researchers, city managers and a wide range of policy actors in government, civil society and the private sector.

This book aims to link quality of life to related issues such as sustainability, equity, and subjective well-being. In the last few decades, urban quality of life has received increasing interest from policy makers who aim to make cities better places to live. In addition to the aim of improving quality of life, sustainable and equitable development is also often included in the policy agendas of decision makers.

This book explores the dynamics of place, location and territories from the perspective of an experience-based economy. It offers a valuable contribution to this new approach and provides insight into the unique planning and management challenges it faces.

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development.