Rider W. Foley

The Myths of Regional Innovation

Sustainability Challenges and Responsible Innovation

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Produktbeschreibung

This book draws on evidence from 144 interviews with civic leaders in three urban regions-Atlanta, Phoenix, and the Twin Cities-to illuminate three commonly accepted but flawed myths about innovation that misdirect policymakers and civic leaders and perpetuate the idea that innovation is solely about economic growth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 669g
• ISBN-13: 9781032991245
• ISBN-10: 1032991240
• Artikelnr.: 73777626

Autorenporträt

Rider W. Foley is Associate Professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Engineering and Society.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Three Myths of Regional Innovation 3. Sustainability and
Responsible Innovation 4. Research Design 5. The Man, the , the
Entrepreneur of Power and Powerful Networks 7. Excluded from Regional
Innovation 8. Atlanta Burgeoning Spirit in the Southeast 9. Twin Cities:
Innovation at the headwaters of the Mississippi 10. Phoenix: Innovation
Arising in the Desert Southwest 11. Mental Models, Industrial Sectors and
Regulation 12. Assessing Regional Innovation with Sustainability and
Responsible Innovation 13. Barriers to Regional Innovation 14. Assets to
Build Regional Innovation Strategies 15. Strategic Planning, Addressing
Equity, and Envisioning a Just Future Appendix A. Data tables for network
diagrams in Chapter 6 Appendix B. Data tables by Sector and Region that
supports Chapter 11. Appendix C. Codebook for Thematic Coding