Growing Urban Economies : Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions /

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"Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governanc...

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Autor principal: Wolfe, David A (Autor, Editor )
Otros Autores: Gertler, Meric S (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban economics.
Regional economics.
Community development, Urban.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Économie regionale > Canada.
Developpement communautaire urbain > Canada.
Économie urbaine.
Regional economics > Canada.
Community development, Urban > Canada.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Foreword to the Series
  • Acknowledgments
  • GROWING URBAN ECONOMIES. Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
  • Part I: Introduction
  • 1. Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions / Wolfe, David A. / Gertler, Meric S.
  • Part II: The Dynamics of Economic Change in Large Cities
  • 2. Toronto's Fourth Era: An Emerging Cognitive-Cultural Economy / Wolfe, David A. / Bramwell, Allison
  • 3. The Revitalization of Montreal: The Significance of Social Innovation as a Pillar for Economic Development / Tremblay, Diane-Gabrielle / Rantisi, Norma M. / Klein, Juan-Luis
  • 4. Vancouver and the Economy of Culture and Innovation / Hutton, Tom / Barnes, Trevor
  • 5. Moving from Complaisance Revisited: Ottawa Trying Again to Define Its Regional Advantage / Andrew, Caroline / Doloreux, David
  • 6. Innovation from an Oil and Gas Platform: Calgary / Langford, Cooper H. / Li, Ben / Ryan, Camille D.
  • Part III: Innovation and Growth in Medium-Sized Cities
  • 7. Innovation in an Industrial City: Economic Transformation in Hamilton / Warrian, Peter / Bramwell, Allison
  • 8. A City of Two Tales: Innovation, Talent Attraction, and Governance in Canada's Technology Triangle / Vinodrai, Tara
  • 9. Ordinary City at the Crossroads: London, Ontario / Bradford, Neil
  • 10. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in Halifax / Grant, Jill L.
  • Part IV: Innovation for Survival or Growth in Canada's Small Cities
  • 11. Saskatoon: From Small Town to Global Hub / Phillips, Peter W.B.
  • 12. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in the Public-Sector City: Kingston, Ontario / Donald, Betsy / Hall, Heather
  • 13. Moncton: Innovative or Resilient City? / Bourgeois, Yves
  • 14. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in St John's: A Metropolis on the Margins / Greenwood, Rob / Hall, Heather
  • Appendix A. City-Region Profiles
  • Appendix B. Maps
  • Contributors

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