Knowledge, networks and regional development in the periphery in the internet era

Innovation in suburban development zones: Evidence from Nanjing, China

“…The economic geography of innovation has long been a hot topic among economic geographers and urban economists. At the urban and regional level, while most innovation studies have focused on the learning and innovation processes in the core areas of urban regions, relatively little attention has been paid to innovation in the suburbs of urban regions where innovation activity has been typically regarded as less likely to take place (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004;Phelps, 2012). However, we argue in this paper that the roles of suburban areas in promoting the processes of knowledge generation and circulation might be underestimated.…”

“…At the urban and regional level, while most innovation studies have focused on the learning and innovation processes in the core areas of urban regions, relatively little attention has been paid to innovation in the suburbs of urban regions where innovation activity has been typically regarded as less likely to take place (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004;Phelps, 2012). At the urban and regional level, while most innovation studies have focused on the learning and innovation processes in the core areas of urban regions, relatively little attention has been paid to innovation in the suburbs of urban regions where innovation activity has been typically regarded as less likely to take place (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004;Phelps, 2012).…”

“…Specifically, whereas core areas of urban regions have been usually regarded as the main centers of innovation and have drawn most attention from innovation studies, peripheral or suburban areas have been largely excluded from government innovation policies and have gained relatively little attention from scholars (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004). Specifically, whereas core areas of urban regions have been usually regarded as the main centers of innovation and have drawn most attention from innovation studies, peripheral or suburban areas have been largely excluded from government innovation policies and have gained relatively little attention from scholars (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004).…”

“…While the literature on the geography of innovation generally acknowledges that the way in which innovation is spatially organized is as important as the way in which innovation is funded and managed, there exist strong spatial disparities in scholars' attention paid to different geographical areas within urban regions. Specifically, whereas core areas of urban regions have been usually regarded as the main centers of innovation and have drawn most attention from innovation studies, peripheral or suburban areas have been largely excluded from government innovation policies and have gained relatively little attention from scholars (Fitjar & Rodríguez-Pose, 2011;Park, 2004). Arguably, core areas of urban regions are usually privileged in the knowledge-based economy due to agglomeration of physical capital and human resources dedicated to research and development (R&D), external economies of specialization and diversification, and spatial spillovers of innovative activity (Leamer & Storper, 2001;Moreno, Paci, & Usai, 2005).…”

The Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Tourist Information and Promotion of the Polish Carpathians in Foreign Tourism Markets

“…In addition, Werner (2003) points to demographic, infrastructural, social, political and natural factors, which together affect the level of equipment and use of ICTs by individual users. The development of new technologies in Pawłowska,Matoga,and Stach 557 rural areas allows for equal development opportunities compared to the city in various areas, including access to jobs, offices, education, entertainment, and other products and services offered online (Akca, Sayil, & Esengun, 2007;Floriańczyk, Czapiewski, & Stawicka, 2009;Fujita, Krugman, & Venables, 1999;Johnson, 2001;Malecki, 2003;Park, 2004). These changes also apply to tourist information and promotion directed at both domestic and foreign tourists.…”