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The practice in the age of global knowledge economy has created a hostile competition between urban locations to secure a sustained economic and societal development. The fast running vehicle of being successful in this competition is widely agreed as generation of creativity, knowledge and innovation and then translating them into high value added commercial products or services. In this context, besides economy and society of knowledge, spatial and governance domains are deemed fundamental. Knowledge-based urban development has come to the scene to deliver a knowledge city that brings all these strengths under the same roof. This chapter elaborates and provides insights on the theory and practice of knowledge cities and knowledge-based urban development. Keywords Knowledge-based urban development Sustainable urban development • Knowledge cities • Smart cities ## Knowledge and innovation spaces Many cities around the world, today, are facing the prospect of a major transformation as the world moves towards a global information order. In the 21st century, dynamic processes of economic and spatial restructuring are radically altering urban economies and increasing the importance of

Author

Tan Yigitcanlar; Tommi Inkinen; Springer International Publishing

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030032074

Subjects

Business, Anthropology, Economics