{"product_id":"innovative-cities-james-simmie-9780415231848","title":"Innovative Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnovative Cities\u003c\/em\u003e presents a unique international comparison of innovation in Amsterdam, London, Milan, Paris and Stuttgart. Based on research funded by the ESRC program on 'Cities: Competitiveness and Cohesion', it compares and contrasts the reasons why these sites are among the top ten innovative cities in Europe. Innovation is one of the key driving forces of economic growth in modern economies.\u003cbr\u003eThe research reported here takes a careful and directly comparable look at what characteristics and conditions in the five cities have led to the flourishing of innovation in them. Researchers with detailed local knowledge have applied the same analytical tools and survey techniques to investigating this question and the result present a unique international comparison of innovation in the five cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Simmie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415231841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415231848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 0.89d","brand":"James Simmie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136059388159,"sku":"9780415231848","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_512d02c7-1643-44da-a6f0-64b99d40621c.jpg?v=1770160239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/innovative-cities-james-simmie-9780415231848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}