Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

There is widespread consensus in academic and policy debates that knowledge and
innovation are eminently important for securing competitiveness, dynamic growth and …

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 …

Innovation has moved to the foreground in regional policy in the last decade. Concrete
policies were shaped by “best practice models” derived from high-tech areas and well …

Abstract M artin R. and S unley P. Conceptualizing cluster evolution: beyond the life cycle
model?, Regional Studies. Although the literature on the evolution of industrial clusters is not …

One of the most intriguing questions in economic geography is why some regional
economies manage to renew themselves, whereas others remain locked in decline. To …

Universities are being seen as key urban institutions by researchers and policy makers
around the world. They are global players with significant local direct and indirect impacts …

Despite significant interest in regional industrial restructuring in economic geography,
surprisingly, scarce attention has been paid to the changing role of agency over time. The …

This article develops an evolutionary framework of regional resilience with a primary focus
on the structural properties of local knowledge networks. After presenting the network-based …

Essletzbichler J. Relatedness, industrial branching and technological cohesion in US
metropolitan areas, Regional Studies. Work by evolutionary economic geographers on the …