Learning, Innovation and Urban Evolution

Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Learning, Innovation and Urban Evolution: An Introduction; D.F. Batten, et al. Part I: Learning and Knowledge Exchange. Section A: Theories of Learning and Complex Dynamics. 2. Innovation and Patterns of Learning: A Survey of Evolutionary Theories; M. Cimoli, M. della Giusta. 3. Emergence and Co-Evolutionary Learning in Self-Organised Urban Development; D.F. Batten. 4. Nonlinear Dynamics, Innovation and Metropolitan Development; D.S. Dendrinos. Section B: Path-Dependent Processes of Knowledge Exchange. 5. the Knowledge-Intensive Nature of Japan's Urban Development; K. Kobayashi, et al. 6. Interurban Knowledge Networks; M.J. Beckmann. 7. Innovation and Urban Planning; B. Harris. Part II: Innovation and Its Spatial Impacts. Section C: Economic and Technological Changes. 8. Product Vintages and Specialisation Dynamics in a Hierarchical Urban System; U. Forslund, B. Johansson. 9. The Impact of Research Activities on the European Urban System; S. Magrini. 10. Is the Real Exchange Rate Relevant for Determining the Innovation Potential of European Regions? D. Martellato. Section D: Impacts of Innovations in Telecommunications and Transport. 11. Impact of the New Information Technologies on Economic-Spatial Systems: Towards an Agenda for Future Research; C.S. Bertuglia, S. Occelli. 12. Telematics Innovation and the Development of Non-Metropolitan Areas: Lessons from Policy Experience; A. Gillespie, R. Richardson. 13. The Impact ofInnovations in Telecommunications and Information Systems on Urban Mobility; E. Cascetta, B. Montella. Index. List of Contributors.