Regions and Cities
About the Book Series
In today’s globalised, knowledge-driven and networked world, regions and cities have assumed heightened significance as the interconnected nodes of economic, social and cultural production, and as sites of new modes of economic governance and policy experimentation. This book series brings together incisive and critically engaged international and interdisciplinary research on this resurgence of regions and cities, and should be of interest to geographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and cultural scholars, as well as to policy-makers involved in regional and urban development.
If you would like to discuss a potential new book for the series, please contact:
Stephen J Ramos – [email protected] – Series Editor-in-Chief, or
Kristina Abbotts – [email protected] – Routledge Commissioning Editor
The Regions and Cities book series welcomes Open Access projects. Please contact Kristina Abbotts or visit https://www.routledge.com/info/open_access for more details.
About the Regional Studies Association (RSA)
The RSA is the global community for regional and urban research, development and policy. As a learned society for regional studies, it provides an authoritative voice for researchers, students and practitioners from disciplines including economics, geography, political science, planning, urban sociology, transport planning and other fields. The RSA delivers its charitable aims through knowledge exchange and policy engagement activities, its portfolio of journals and publications, its programme of conferences and events and its worldwide territorial and research networks. The RSA also runs a grant funding programme and recognises good practice in regional studies through its awards. It is an inclusive, diverse and environmental responsible organisation. For more information go to www.regionalstudies.org
Dissemination Support for Authors
The RSA increases the dissemination of research and supports authors publishing in this book series through the promotion of new books, organisation of online book launches in cooperation with the author(s) and by offering a platform for the publication of book reviews.
30% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE
Did you know that as a Regional Studies Association member you’re entitled to a 30% discount on all Routledge books? To order, simply email James Hill ([email protected]), or phone on +44 (0) 7831 120 008 and declare your RSA membership.
The London Olympics and Urban Development: The Mega-Event City
1st Edition
Edited
By Gavin Poynter, Valerie Viehoff, Yang Li
August 14, 2018
As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East London as a result of the 2012 Summer Olympic ...
The Social Dynamics of Innovation Networks
1st Edition
Edited
By Roel Rutten, Paul Benneworth, Dessy Irawati, Frans Boekema
August 14, 2018
The social dynamics of innovation networks captures the important role of trust, social capital, institutions and norms and values in the creation of knowledge in innovation networks. In doing so, this book connects to a long-standing debate on the socio-spatial context of innovation in economic ...
Urban Competitiveness: Theory and Practice
1st Edition
By Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
August 14, 2018
During the past 25 years the burden of managing economic policy for competitiveness has devolved to cities and to urban regions. National governments have increasingly been focused on staving off fiscal collapse. Mayors and local administrations have become very creative and active in looking after...
Urban Innovation Systems: What makes them tick?
1st Edition
By Willem van Winden, Erik Braun, Alexander Otgaar, Jan-Jelle Witte
August 14, 2018
Why are some regions and cities so good at attracting talented people, creating high-level knowledge, and producing exciting new ideas and innovations? What are the ingredients of success? Can innovative cities be created and stimulated, or do they just flourish by mere chance? This book analyses ...
Higher Education and the Creative Economy: Beyond the campus
1st Edition
Edited
By Roberta Comunian, Abigail Gilmore
July 24, 2018
Since the DCMS Creative Industries Mapping Document highlighted the key role played by creative activities in the UK economy and society, the creative industries agenda has expanded across Europe and internationally. They have the support of local authorities, regional development agencies, ...
Knowledge, Networks and Policy: Regional Studies in Postwar Britain and Beyond
1st Edition
By James Hopkins
July 24, 2018
‘The region’ has been used to understand and propose solutions to phenomena and problems outside the dominant spatial scale of the twentieth century – the nation state. Its influence can be seen in multiple social science disciplines and in public policy across the globe. But how was this knowledge...
Leadership and the City: Power, strategy and networks in the making of knowledge cities
1st Edition
By Markku Sotarauta
July 24, 2018
The 21st century has been dominated by an almost compulsive race to find new pathways for city development. As cities seek to regenerate via the knowledge-based economy, now more than ever dynamic leadership is required order to navigate new and complex challenges while building community...
Making 21st Century Knowledge Complexes: Technopoles of the world revisited
1st Edition
Edited
By Julie Miao, Paul Benneworth, Nicholas Phelps
July 24, 2018
The world has changed profoundly since the publication of the influential book Technopoles of the World. As policy-makers and practitioners attempt to harness science, technology and innovation to create dynamic and vibrant cities many wonder how relevant Manuel Castells and Peter Hall's messages ...
The Age of Intelligent Cities: Smart Environments and Innovation-for-all Strategies
1st Edition
By Nicos Komninos
July 24, 2018
This book concludes a trilogy that began with Intelligent Cities: Innovation, Knowledge Systems and digital spaces (Routledge 2002) and Intelligent Cities and Globalisation of Innovation Networks (Routledge 2008). Together these books examine intelligent cities as environments of innovation and ...
Cities in Crisis: Socio-spatial impacts of the economic crisis in Southern European cities
1st Edition
Edited
By Jörg Knieling, Frank Othengrafen
July 15, 2018
In recent years, European societies and territories have witnessed the spatial impacts of a severe financial and socio-economic crisis. This book builds on the current debate concerning how cities and urban regions and their citizens deal with the consequences of the recent financial and ...
Data and the City
1st Edition
Edited
By Rob Kitchin, Tracey P. Lauriault, Gavin McArdle
August 21, 2017
There is a long history of governments, businesses, science and citizens producing and utilizing data in order to monitor, regulate, profit from and make sense of the urban world. Recently, we have entered the age of big data, and now many aspects of everyday urban life are being captured as data ...
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book
1st Edition
Edited
By Kenneth Gibb, Duncan Maclennan, Des McNulty, Michael Comerford
July 06, 2017
The Scottish economy is at the heart of contemporary constitutional and public policy debates. This substantial new edited collection, the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis for more than 60 years, is a timely update on the classic volume of the same name edited by Sir Alec Cairncross ...