The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech, and the New Economy, Hardcover - Sharon Zukin

You hear a lot these days about "innovation and entrepreneurship" and about how "good jobs" in tech will save our cities. Yet these common tropes h...

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The momentous changes which are transforming American life call for a new exploration of the economic and cultural landscape. In this book, the aut...

Defining the terms of academic capitalism in the new economy, this groundbreaking study offers essential insights into the trajectory of American h...

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This volume uncovers the relations between globalization and dirty dealings in urban settings, focusing on some capital cities and on the relations...

Beginning in the 1950s, an explosion in rural-urban migration dramatically increased the population of cities throughout Peru, leading to an acute ...

This book draws on a wide range of conceptual and empirical materials to identify and examine planning and policy approaches that move beyond the i...

To survive in today's economies, it is imperative for companies to understand their consumers in terms of how and why they like to use their produc...

Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies' governance during the pandemic and beyond in this scholarly and accessible guide. They u...

This book explores Sustainable Development Goal 11, providing insights into viable pathways and policy designs for a transition towards sustainable...

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Reducere. Transformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The 'Smart City' concept promises to solve the most urgent quer...

DescriptionHow can today's designers better engage with new and emerging technologies to take advantage of the opportunities these technologies can...

"The UK economy is broken. This Final Report of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice challenges and sets out a bold vision for change. Its radic...

The existence of significant differences in the organization of the US and European financial markets prompts a number of important questions. By e...

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"What is life like for workers in the gig economy? Is it a paradise of flexibility and freedom? Or is it a world of exploitation? Callum Cant took ...

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YOU can create the next breakthrough innovation A revolution is under way. But it's not about tearing down the old guard. It's about building, it's...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Matthew E. KahnNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 217 x 25Cover type: ...

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