Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation

Edited by Richard Shearmur, School of Urban Planning, McGill University, Canada, Christophe Carrincazeaux, GREThA UMR CNRS 5113, University of Bordeaux, France and David Doloreux, Department of International Business, HEC Montréal, Canada

• Contents:ForwardIntroduction The Geographies of Innovations: Beyond One-Size-Fits-AllRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David DoloreuxPART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND CONCEPTS1. Regional Innovation, R&D and Knowledge Spillovers: The Role Played by Geographical and Non-Geographical FactorsPhilip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés2. Regional Innovation Systems: Past - Present - FutureBjörn T. Asheim, Markus Grillitsch and Michaela Trippl3. Understanding and Learning from an Evolving Geography of Innovation Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Callum Wilkie4. The Cultural Embeddedness of Regional Innovation: A Bourdieuian PerspectiveBen Spigel5. Proximity Dynamics and the Geography of Innovation: Diminishing Returns or Renewal? Marie Ferru and Alain RalletPART II RELATEDNESS AND KNOWLEDGE BASES: INTRODUCTIONRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux6. Relatedness and the Geography of InnovationPierre-Alexandre Balland7. How Do Firms Acquire Knowledge in Different Sectoral and Regional Contexts? Franz Tödtling and Michaela Trippl8. Clusters Initiatives, Open Innovation and Knowledge BasesHeidi Wiig Aslesen and Arne IsaksenPART III CITIES, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY: IntroductionRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux9. Innovation and Creativity in City-RegionsDavid A. Wolfe10. Intelligent Cities and the Evolution Towards Technology-Enhanced, Global, and User-Driven Territorial Systems of InnovationNicos Komninos11.Geography, Skills and Career Patterns at the Boundary of Creativity and Innovation: Digital Technology and Creative Arts Graduates in the UK Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian and Sarah JewellPART IV BEYOND AGGLOMERATION AND CLUSTERS: IntroductionRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux12. Four Commonly Held Beliefs About the Geography of Scientific ActivitiesMichel Grossetti, Denis Eckert, Marion Maisonobe and Josselin Tallec13. Putting the Boot into Creative Cluster TheoryChris Gibson and Chris Brennan-Horley14. Beyond Networks in ClustersFranz Huber and Rune Dahl Fitjar15. Suburban Creativity and InnovationAlison Bain16. Innovation in Peripheral RegionsArne Isaksen and James KarlsenPART V INNOVATION POLICY17. Regional Economic Development: Institutions, Innovation, and PolicyNeil Bradford and Allison Bramwell18. Revisiting the Role of Policy in Regional Innovation SystemsElvira Uyarra and Kieron Flanagan19. Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems in China: Insights From Emerging Indigenous Innovation in ShenzhenChun Yang20. Entrepreneurial Regions in Theory and Policy PracticeHelen Lawton SmithPART VI TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY AND NETWORKS: IntroductionRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux21. The Internet: Its Geography, Growth and the Creation of (Digital) Social CapitalEmmanouil Tranos22. The Geography and Structure of Global Innovation Networks: Global Scope and Regional EmbeddednessCristina Chaminade, Claudia De Fuentes, Gouya Harirchi and Monica Plechero23. Migration and Innovation: A Survey of Recent StudiesStefano Breschi, Francesco Lissoni and Claudia Noumedem Temgoua24. The Geography of Innovation in Multinational Companies: Internal Distribution and External EmbeddednessJannika MattesPART VII LOCAL IMPACTS OF INNOVATION: IntroductionRichard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux25. Growth With Inequality? The Local Consequences of Innovation and CreativityNeil Lee26. Why Local Development and Local Innovation are Not the Same Thing: The Uneven Geographic Distribution of Innovation-Related Development, Richard Shearmur27. Cultural Creation and Social Innovation as the Basis for Building a Cohesive CityJuan-Luis Klein and Diane-Gabrielle TremblayIndex

'The editors have assembled a superb array of experts on various aspects of innovation and its geographical sources, processes and manifestations. This volume provides state-of-the-art overviews of key topics, probing of ongoing debates, and fresh empirical perspectives on unresolved dilemmas in innovation studies. The volume should be an essential reference for scholars and policymakers alike as they struggle to understand the many geographies of innovation.'