The global population has rapidly urbanized over the past century, and the urbanization rate
is projected to reach about 70% by 2050. In line with these trends and the increasing …

The increased attention of policymakers and researchers to the concept of innovation
systems in recent decades has led to an increase in studies in this field and, consequently …

The study of regional growth paths is a key theme in economic geography and of elemental
interest for regional development. This paper addresses the interplay between path …

Regional economic divergence has become a threat to economic progress, social cohesion
and political stability in Europe. Market processes and policies that are supposed to spread …

'Rethinking Regions in Turbulent Times' was the title of our editorial at the start of this
volume (54) of Regional Studies (Bailey et al., 2020a). Back in January we had not foreseen …

The operationalization of smart specialization policy has been rather limited because a
coherent set of analytical tools to guide the policy directives remains elusive. We propose a …

Rooted in the territorial approach, this theoretical paper offers a systematic literature review
(SLR) of ecosystems based on a selection of 104 articles and books and their archetypes …

New forms of urbanization are unfolding around the world that challenge inherited
conceptions of the urban as a fixed, bounded and universally generalizable settlement type …

Accelerating processes of economic globalization have fundamentally reshaped the
organization of the global economy towards much greater integration and functional …

The urban condition is today being radically transformed. Urban restructuring is
accelerating, new urban spaces are being consolidated, and new forms of urbanization are …