Geographies of Disruption: Place Making for Innovation in the Age of Knowledge Economy

Part I: Theory of Innovation Geography.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Conceptual Foundations of Innovation Geography.- Chapter 3. Place Dynamics for Innovation.- Chapter 4. Conclusions.- Part II: Practice of Innovation Geography.- Chapter 5. Introduction.- Chapter 6. Characteristics of Innovation Geography.- Chapter 7. Insights from Northern European Best Practices.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.- Part III: Knowledge Cities.- Chapter 9. Introduction.- Chapter 10. Theory and Practice of Knowledge Cities and Knowledge-Based Urban Development.- Chapter 11. Global Knowledge City Best Practice.- Chapter 12. Benchmarking Knowledge City Performance.- Chapter 13. Recommendations and Strategic Directions.- Chapter 14. Conclusions.- Part IV: Knowledge Precincts.- Chapter 15. Introduction.- Chapter 16. Theory and Practice of Knowledge Precincts.- Chapter 17. Global Knowledge Precinct Best Practice.- Chapter 18. Benchmarking Knowledge Precincts.- Chapter 19. Recommendations and Strategic Directions.- Chapter 20. Conclusions.