Innovation is a key driver of economic growth and competitiveness, and innovation clusters
house much of the innovation generating high-tech and creative industries. These clusters …

Over the last couple of decades, metropolitan areas around the world have been engaged in
a multitude of initiatives aimed at upgrading urban infrastructure and services, with a view to …

Abstract The concept of Smart City (SC) as a means to enhance the life quality of citizen has
been gaining increasing importance in the agendas of policy makers. However, a shared …

Smartness has recently emerged as a desirable characteristic of governments, cities,
communities, infrastructures, and devices. Within the public sector, smart city has become a …

The development of smart cities is becoming more and more based on knowledge
management (KM) frameworks. This leads to new managerial challenges, which reflect the …

Universities are being seen as key urban institutions by researchers and policy makers
around the world. They are global players with significant local direct and indirect impacts …

Urban areas benefit from significant improvements in accessibility when a new high speed
rail (HSR) project is built. These improvements, which are due mainly to a rise in efficiency …

The article begins with a critical review of the multiplication of concepts today regarding the
interrelationships between knowledge and urban development. An overview is given of …

Long time horizons and social distance are viewed as key psychological barriers to
proenvironmental action, particularly regarding climate change. We suggest that these …

This paper explores knowledge city and knowledge-based urban development concepts,
discusses the principles of a knowledge city, and portrays its distinguishing characteristics …