02181nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10438467 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100827s2011 enkabd sb 001 0 eng d 2010036354 9781409417729 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781409417736 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)704517880 e------ HT395.E8 B66 2011eb 307.1/216094 22 Bontje, Marco Arjan. Inventive city-regions [electronic resource] : path dependence and creative knowledge strategies / Marco Bontje, Sako Musterd, Peter Pelzer. Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2011. viii, 266 p. : ill., maps. Urban and regional planning and development series Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- Research design and methodology -- Framing the cases: comparative facts and figures -- Amsterdam: social and political obstacles on the road towards a creative knowledge region -- Munich: the tricky luxury of long-lasting success -- Helsinki: beyond the Nokia revolution -- Barcelona: competitiveness vs. sustainability -- Manchester: phoenix from the ashes? -- Birmingham: overcoming modernism and the shadow of London -- Leipzig: a confusing mix of growth and shrinkage -- Conclusions; pathways, strengths and strategies. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Regional planning Europe. City planning Europe. Economic development Europe. Europe Economic conditions. Electronic books. local Musterd, Sako. Pelzer, Peter. ebrary, Inc. Urban and regional planning and development. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10438467 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 133312 133312