Ebook: Learning, Innovation and Urban Evolution

In the global information society, innovation is a highly pervasive process that influences all facets of human life: cultural, economic, political, and institutional. A desire to comprehend the impacts of innovative change on so many areas of urban life prompted the research project that has resulted in the publication of this volume.
Our research confirms that we are presently in the midst of an era of rapid and explosive change. The primary engine driving this latest transformation of the post-industrial society is generally thought to be technological. But such an explanation is too narrow. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Many of today's knowledge-intensive activities, like research and development (R&D) programs, are being conducted with relative ease on a multinational scale. As well as science having an increasing impact on processes of innovation, R&D activities also have become more complex. We can observe a growing sophistication of learning-by-doing among creative economic agents. This more sophisticated era of global knowledge exchange is facilitated by major advances in our infrastructure networks. In this highly interactive world, many innovations are by-products of collective exchanges between cities far apart, simplified by the ease of transport and communication. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This is the primary purpose of this book.

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In the global information society, innovation is a highly pervasive process that influences all facets of human life: cultural, economic, political, and institutional. A desire to comprehend the impacts of innovative change on so many areas of urban life prompted the research project that has resulted in the publication of this volume.
Our research confirms that we are presently in the midst of an era of rapid and explosive change. The primary engine driving this latest transformation of the post-industrial society is generally thought to be technological. But such an explanation is too narrow. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Many of today's knowledge-intensive activities, like research and development (R&D) programs, are being conducted with relative ease on a multinational scale. As well as science having an increasing impact on processes of innovation, R&D activities also have become more complex. We can observe a growing sophistication of learning-by-doing among creative economic agents. This more sophisticated era of global knowledge exchange is facilitated by major advances in our infrastructure networks. In this highly interactive world, many innovations are by-products of collective exchanges between cities far apart, simplified by the ease of transport and communication. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This is the primary purpose of this book.

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In the global information society, innovation is a highly pervasive process that influences all facets of human life: cultural, economic, political, and institutional. A desire to comprehend the impacts of innovative change on so many areas of urban life prompted the research project that has resulted in the publication of this volume.
Our research confirms that we are presently in the midst of an era of rapid and explosive change. The primary engine driving this latest transformation of the post-industrial society is generally thought to be technological. But such an explanation is too narrow. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Many of today's knowledge-intensive activities, like research and development (R&D) programs, are being conducted with relative ease on a multinational scale. As well as science having an increasing impact on processes of innovation, R&D activities also have become more complex. We can observe a growing sophistication of learning-by-doing among creative economic agents. This more sophisticated era of global knowledge exchange is facilitated by major advances in our infrastructure networks. In this highly interactive world, many innovations are by-products of collective exchanges between cities far apart, simplified by the ease of transport and communication. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This is the primary purpose of this book.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages xi-xi
Learning, Innovation and Urban Evolution: An Introduction....Pages 1-8
Innovation and Patterns of Learning: A Survey of Evolutionary Theories....Pages 11-44
Emergence and Co-Evolutionary Learning in Self-Organised Urban Development....Pages 45-74
Nonlinear Dynamics, Innovation and Metropolitan Development....Pages 75-106
The Knowledge-Intensive Nature of Japan’s Urban Development....Pages 109-125
Interurban Knowledge Networks....Pages 127-135
Innovation and Urban Planning....Pages 137-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Product Vintages and Specialisation Dynamics in a Hierarchical Urban System....Pages 165-196
The Impact of Research Activities on the European Urban System....Pages 197-219
Is the Real Exchange Rate Relevant for Determining the Innovation Potential of European Regions?....Pages 221-233
Impact of the New Information Technologies on Economic-Spatial Systems: Towards an Agenda for Future Research....Pages 237-253
Telematics Innovation and the Development of Non-Metropolitan Areas: Lessons From Policy Experience....Pages 255-269
The Impact of Innovations in Telecommunications and Information Systems on Urban Mobility....Pages 271-297
Back Matter....Pages 299-310

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In the global information society, innovation is a highly pervasive process that influences all facets of human life: cultural, economic, political, and institutional. A desire to comprehend the impacts of innovative change on so many areas of urban life prompted the research project that has resulted in the publication of this volume.
Our research confirms that we are presently in the midst of an era of rapid and explosive change. The primary engine driving this latest transformation of the post-industrial society is generally thought to be technological. But such an explanation is too narrow. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Many of today's knowledge-intensive activities, like research and development (R&D) programs, are being conducted with relative ease on a multinational scale. As well as science having an increasing impact on processes of innovation, R&D activities also have become more complex. We can observe a growing sophistication of learning-by-doing among creative economic agents. This more sophisticated era of global knowledge exchange is facilitated by major advances in our infrastructure networks. In this highly interactive world, many innovations are by-products of collective exchanges between cities far apart, simplified by the ease of transport and communication. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This is the primary purpose of this book.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages xi-xi
Learning, Innovation and Urban Evolution: An Introduction....Pages 1-8
Innovation and Patterns of Learning: A Survey of Evolutionary Theories....Pages 11-44
Emergence and Co-Evolutionary Learning in Self-Organised Urban Development....Pages 45-74
Nonlinear Dynamics, Innovation and Metropolitan Development....Pages 75-106
The Knowledge-Intensive Nature of Japan’s Urban Development....Pages 109-125
Interurban Knowledge Networks....Pages 127-135
Innovation and Urban Planning....Pages 137-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Product Vintages and Specialisation Dynamics in a Hierarchical Urban System....Pages 165-196
The Impact of Research Activities on the European Urban System....Pages 197-219
Is the Real Exchange Rate Relevant for Determining the Innovation Potential of European Regions?....Pages 221-233
Impact of the New Information Technologies on Economic-Spatial Systems: Towards an Agenda for Future Research....Pages 237-253
Telematics Innovation and the Development of Non-Metropolitan Areas: Lessons From Policy Experience....Pages 255-269
The Impact of Innovations in Telecommunications and Information Systems on Urban Mobility....Pages 271-297
Back Matter....Pages 299-310
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