Creative urban regions harnessing urban technologies to support knowledge city initiatives /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Yigitcanlar, Tan., Velibeyoglu, Koray., Baum, Scott.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: City planning > Technological innovations.; City knowledge; Community development; Creative initiatives; Digital governance; Economic development; E-inclusion; ICT applications; Implications of ICT; Information systems perspective; Informational citizenship; Knowledge cities; Knowledge economy and society; Knowledge transfer; Knowledge workers and quality of life; Knowledge-based urban development; Land use regulation; Municipal ICT policy goals; Social and human capital; Social networking; Tacit and codified knowledge; Urban ICT policy; Urban innovation; Urban resource innovations; Urban services and infrastructure; Urban technologies; Urbanization
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxii, 366 p. : ill., maps) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-356) and index.
• ISBN: 9781599048413 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

In a knowledge economy urban form and functions are primarily shaped by global market forces rather than urban planning. As the role of knowledge in wealth creation becomes a critical issue in cities, urban administrations and planners need to discover new approaches to harness the considerable opportunities of abstract production for a global order. This book explores the utilization of urban technology to support knowledge city initiatives, providing scholars and practitioners with essential fundamental techniques and processes for the successful integration of information technologies and urban production. Converging timely research on a multitude of cutting-edge urban information communication technology issues, this Premier Reference Source will make a valuable addition to every reference library.