Growing Urban Economies

Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions

David A Wolfe editor Meric S Gertler editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Published:28th Mar '16

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Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions series is a focused analysis of how developments at the local and regional level affect these three key determinants of future prosperity. Growing Urban Economies summarizes its conclusions in a single volume that presents an overview of the evidence and its implications.

A rich and nuanced analysis of the interplay of social, political, and economic factors in thirteen Canadian city-regions, large and small, this collection integrates research focusing on innovation, creativity and talent-retention, and governance in order to understand the distinctive experience of each region. A valuable cross-section of city-region development in a variety of circumstances, Growing Urban Economies offers important insights into the way in which local conditions affect urban economies around the world.

"Wolfe has assembled a wealth of material that builds a remarkable portrait of innovation practices throughout a national urban system ... [Innovating in Urban Economies] will prove a valuable resource ... for those looking to study, understand and theorise the future of innovation and resiliency in urbanised knowledge economies."

-- Jean-Paul D. Addie * Urban Studies *

"A collection of some of Canada's foremost economic geography scholars."

-- Oli Mould * Journal of Economic Geography *

"[These books] explore fascinating and important dimensions of economic development for Canadian communities."

-- Jon Linton * Municipal Wor

ISBN: 9781442629431

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm

Weight: 760g

440 pages