Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe: An Introduction

   1. Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe: An Introduction

      • Ludwig Schätzl, Javier Revilla Diez

      Pages 1-6

3. Innovation and Regional Development

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Spatial Pattern of Invention Activities in West Germany 1992–1994

      • Ernst Giese

      Pages 9-27

   3. R&D, Localised Knowledge Spillovers and Endogenous Regional Growth: Evidence from Germany

      • Eckhardt Bode

      Pages 28-42

   4. Spatial Structural Change: Evidence and Prospects

      • Franz-Josef Bade, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Matthias Schönert

      Pages 43-60

   5. Machinery and Productivity: A Comparison of East and West German Manufacturing Plants

      • Michael Fritsch, Jörn Mallok

      Pages 61-73

   6. The Effect of Internationalisation on the Rate of Growth of High-Tech Start-Ups: Evidence for the UK and Germany

      • Oliver Burgel, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht, Gordon Murray

      Pages 74-89

   7. Survival, Growth, and Interfirm Collaboration of Start-Up Companies in High Technology Industries: A Case Study of Upper Bavaria

      • Johannes Hampe, Martin Steininger

      Pages 90-111

   8. Are There Too Many Innovation Centres in Germany?

      • Christine Tamásy

      Pages 112-131

4. The Network Paradigm and Regional Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. The Regional Impact of Innovation Networks

      • Rolf Sternberg

      Pages 135-155

   3. Innovation Activities and Networks in Metropolitan Systems of Innovation: Empirical Findings from Barcelona, Vienna and Stockholm

      • Javier Revilla Diez

      Pages 156-173

   4. Networking of Small Firms: Is the Region a Knowledge Source for Innovation?

      • Knut Koschatzky, Andrea Zenker

      Pages 174-198

   5. R&D Co-Operation Between Public Research Institutions: Magnitude, Motives and Spatial Dimension

      • Michael Fritsch, Christian Schwirten

      Pages 199-210

   6. Creative Milieus and Regional Networks: Local Strategies and Implementation in Case Studies in Bavaria

      • Jörg Maier, Frank Obermaier

      Pages 211-232

   7. The Biotech Region of Munich and the Spatial Organisation of its Innovation Networks

      • Jürgen Oßenbrügge, Christian Zeller

      Pages 233-249

   8. Organisational Innovations in Different Systems of Innovation: A Comparison of Germany and UK

      • Simone Strambach

      Pages 250-272

   9. Environmental Management in Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison Between British and German Firms

      • Boris Braun, Reinhold Grotz

      Pages 273-292

5. Sectoral Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293

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This book presents the findings of the extensive research progrannne funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) and entitled 'Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe'. The goal of this programme was to carry out research by means of empirical surveys into the relationship between technological change and regional development. Over a period of six years, a total of 50 research projects have been undertaken in three phases, each lasting two years. This research programme has succeeded in actively involving leading German regional scientists from many universities as well as non-university research institutions. In addition, numerous research projects were carried out in close co-operation with internationally renowned partners. We should like to express our gratitude for the support provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Without their financial backing of the research programme, it would not have been possible to undertake such an ambitious project. Thanks also go to the contributors of this volume for their willingness to participate in our joint project. We wish in addition to acknowledge the contribution of Prof. Dr. Philip Cooke whose refereeing of the chapters has enhanced the quality of the work presented here. Finally, our thanks go to Angela Spence for her expert editorial assistance, linguistic editing and the preparation of the Index, and also Franco Vaio for taking care of the technical aspects and production of the final copy. Their combined efforts have been crucial for successfully bringing together contributions from so many different authors in a single volume.

• High Tech
• Networks
• Technological Change
• development
• innovation
• regional development
• regional economics
• research & development (R&D)

• Department of Economic Geography, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

  Ludwig Schätzl, Javier Revilla Diez

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