Knowledge Creation, Use and Innovation: The Role of Urban and Regional Innovation Strategies and Policies

摘要

The paper discusses the creation, use and innovation of knowledge by focussing on Canadian urban and regional innovation strategies and policies. The concept of "place " together with other standard concepts of regional innovation research is applied to the Canadian province British Columbia and, in particular, to Greater Vancouver as well as to potentially innovative Canadian regions such Okanagan, Prince Rupert and Prince George.