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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139234703321

Titolo

Place-making and policies for competitive cities / / edited by Sako Musterd, Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Zoltán Kovács, Geographical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Department of Economic and Human Geography, University of Szeged, Hungary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-55457-4

1-299-27763-2

1-118-55442-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MusterdSako

KovácsZoltán <1960->

Disciplina

307.1/216

Soggetti

City planning

Urban policy

Community development, Urban

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Pathways -- Place -- Personal networks -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Urban policy makers are increasingly striving to strengthen the economic competitiveness of their cities. Currently, they do that mainly in the field of the creative knowledge economy - arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architecture, publishing, design; and ICT, R&D, finance, and law. This book is about the policies that help to realise such objectives: policies driven by classic location theory, cluster policies, 'creative class' policies aimed at attracting talent, as well as policies that connect to pathways, place and personal networks.  The experiences and po