Cities in the Technology Economy (Cities and Contemporary Society)

Contents......Page 7
List of Tables......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
1 The Dawn of the Technology Economy......Page 17
The Technology Economy......Page 19
The Technology Economy and Cities......Page 23
A Local Technology Economy Framework......Page 25
Three Approaches to Studying Cities......Page 32
2 Defining the Technology Economy......Page 38
Unpacking the Labels......Page 40
Building Blocks of the Technology Economy......Page 42
The Technology Economy and Local Governments......Page 53
3 Cities and Technology Economy Sectors......Page 58
Leading and Lagging Cities in Technology Economy Sectors......Page 59
City Characteristics and Technology Sectors......Page 69
Factors Driving Technology Economy Success of Cities......Page 83
4 Economic Development and the Technology Economy in Cities......Page 93
Economic Development in Cities......Page 94
The Technology Economy’s Role in Local Economies......Page 97
Technology Economy Infrastructure in Cities......Page 100
Infrastructure Improvements in Cities......Page 107
Summary......Page 111
5 Entrepreneurial Cities in the Technology Economy......Page 114
Technology Infrastructure and Economic Development Plans......Page 120
Technology Infrastructure Policies......Page 125
Recruiting Technology Sectors with Technology Infrastructure......Page 133
Technology Infrastructure Inventories......Page 138
Insights and Observations......Page 146
6 Local Policy Action in the Technology Economy......Page 150
City Performance in the Technology Economy......Page 151
City Activities in the Technology Economy......Page 153
Local Entrepreneurial Cities in the Technology Economy......Page 155
Learning from Local Action......Page 158
Technology Economy Policy in the Intergovernmental Arena......Page 161
Appendices......Page 169
Notes......Page 189
Bibliography......Page 195
Index......Page 205
About the Author......Page 213