The notion of proximity is increasing in popularity in economic and geographic literature, and is now commonly used by scholars in regional science and spatial economics. Few academic works, however, have explored the link between regional developmen
Author(s): Andre Torre and Frederic Wallet
Series: New Horizons in Regional Science series
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 390
City: Cheltenham
the role of proximity relations in regional and territorial development processes
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main debates and conceptual perspectives
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1 Proximity and endogenous regional development
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from clusters spatial conflicts and temporary geographical proximity to territorial governance
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3 Relatedness and transversality in spatial paradigms and regimes
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PART II The role of proximity in spatial innovation processes
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is there space for new reflections?
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sources of firm innovation in urban Norway
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a proximity approach
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8 Digital infrastructure and physical proximity
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specialization and diffusion processes across capitalist varieties
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PART IV Placebased strategies and proximity relations
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a territorial placebased and proximity approach
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11 Economic development placebased development strategies and the conceptualization of proximity in European urban regions
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PART V Conclusions
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Regional Development and Proximity Relations
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reconsidering proximities
223
PART III Networks and proximity relations
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Index
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