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1 online resource |
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Routledge studies in global competition |
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Studies in global competition.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1 Strategies for shaping territorial competitiveness: an introduction; Part I A framework for analysing territorial strategy; 2 Territorial strategy: deepening in the 'what'; 3 What is regional strategy? Lessons from business strategy; 4 Territorial strategy: deepening in the 'how'; 5 Reconciling territorial strategies goals and means: towards smart competitiveness policies; 6 Evaluating territorial strategies; Part II Cases in territorial strategy |
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7 The Basque Country: past trajectory and path dependency in policy- and strategy-making8 Regional competitiveness and Schumpeterian development: policy evolution in Wales; 9 Reflecting on 'how' territorial strategies form: the case of Rafaela, Argentina; 10 Cross-bordering strategies for the Øresund region: different eras and territorial strategies, but unrevealed potential; 11 Regional social and economic development in the Okanagan, Canada: envisioning the future to initiate a strategy |
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12 Constructing research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3): lessons from practice in three European regions13 Where next for territorial strategy?: concluding remarks and a call to arms; Index |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the main challenges that cities, regions and other territories at sub-national level face when it comes to designing and implementing a territorial strategy for economic development and competitiveness. There is a widespread recognition that territories need to construct strategies that focus on shaping sustainable competitive advantages. To do this they draw upon their own unique resources and capabilities alongside intelligence on existing technological and market trends. However, there is still a notorious lack of both theoretical and empirical research on this issue. Th |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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City planning.
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Regional planning.
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Sustainable development.
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Competition
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regional planning.
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sustainable development.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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City planning
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Competition
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Regional planning
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Sustainable development
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Valdaliso, Jesús Ma. (Jesús María), editor.
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Wilson, James R., 1976- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317678472 |
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1317678478 |
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