Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781599048383)

In a knowledge economy urban form and functions are primarily shaped by global market forces rather than urban planning. As the role of knowledge in wealth creation becomes a critical issue in cities, urban administrations and planners need to discover new approaches to harness the considerable opportunities of abstract production for a global order. Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives explores the utilization of urban technology to support knowledge city initiatives, providing scholars and practitioners with essential fundamental techniques and processes for the successful integration of information technologies and urban production. Converging timely research on a multitude of cutting-edge urban information communication technology issues, this Premier Reference Source will make a valuable addition to every reference library.

Author: Tan Yigitcanlar
ISBN-10: 1599048388
ISBN-13: 9781599048383
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2008
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.08lbs
Size: 11.22h x 8.62w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 184