Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from June 2005

Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from June 2005

Letter from the editor/lettre du directeur de la revue.(Letter to the editor)
June 22, 2005... May 2006 This special issue of the Canadian Journal of Regional science deals with one of the important themes that has become highly debated in the regional science literature--the knowledge economy and knowledge-based cities. The...

Introduction/introduction.
June 22, 2005... The knowledge economy has given rise to a considerable transformation of traditional theories, or fordist conceptions, concerning economic development. Those who adopt the knowledge economy (meta)theory (e.g. innovation milieu) consider that...

The role of knowledge infrastructure in regional economic development: the case of the Research Triangle.(Company overview)
June 22, 2005... This article is a case study of the economic transformation of a region recently based on the textiles, furniture, and tobacco industries, into one of the world's leading technopoles, within a period of less than forty years. The case is about...

The transformation of economic structure and its environmental implications for a digital city: an input-output analysis for Austin, Texas */ La transformation de la structure economique d'une ville digitale et ses implications environnementales.
June 22, 2005... An Input-output Analysis for Austin, Texas". Set in the context of current discussions on the digital city, this paper presents an empirical analysis of the transformation of economic structure and examines its environmental implications for...

Boston metropolitan area biotechnology cluster/La grappe biotechnologique de la region metropolitaine de Boston.
June 22, 2005... The biotechnology industry has developed in a number of tight spatial clusters in the US and in other countries. This paper examines the biotechnology cluster in the Boston metropolitan area. Preliminary investigation indicates that firms in...

Albuquerque: technology city of contrasts/Albuquerque--ville technologique de contrastes.
June 22, 2005... New Mexico, qualifies as a city in which technology in the form of research and development conducted in federally funded laboratories has played a major role in the development of its economy. This paper profiles Albuquerque through the...

Ottawa parmi les technopoles nord-americaines : mythe ou realite?/"Ottawa among North American Technopoles: myth or reality?" *.
June 22, 2005... Cet article a pour objectif de voir comment les dirigeants d'entreprises de haute technologie de la region d'Ottawa percoivent leur ville parmi les villes du savoir nord-americaines. A partir d'une enquete realisee aupres de 252 des quelque 1...

The Montreal multimedia sector: a cluster, a new mode of governance or a simple co-location?/Le secteur du multimedia a Montreal : une grappe, un milieu innovateur ou une simple colocalisation?
June 22, 2005... The multimedia sector is one of the high-tech sectors that have contributed to revitalizing the economic base of the Montreal region. A relatively young sector, its many applications have created visions of sustained growth, arousing the...

Clustering and the digital economy: new media in Toronto/ Les grappes et l'economie digitale: les nouveaux medias a Toronto.
June 22, 2005... The new media industry contributes to the digital cultural economy and to the digital producer services industry. National, regional and local factors that led to the concentration of firms in Toronto are assessed, and the paper evaluates...

Seattle as a digital city: unexpected or inevitable?/ Seattle comme ville digitale: imprevu ou inevitable?
June 22, 2005... Although one of the smallest global cities, Seattle can claim a place as the home of Boeing, Paccar (Kenworth and Peterbilt), Starbucks and Costco, but the city ranks even higher as a digital city, as an initiator of wireless technologies, as...

High tech Atlanta: global links deep in Dixie/ Atlanta et la haute technologie : des liens globaux bien ancres dans le Dixie.
June 22, 2005... High technology companies in Atlanta provide a major job growth engine in this premier business centre of Georgia and the Southeast. Data rankings indicate the metropolitan area's relative strengths, augmented by interviews discussing the...

High tech services diffusion points to a new urban hierarchy : the case of large French cities/ La diffusion des services de haute technologie et les changements de la hierarchie urbaine.
June 22, 2005... A diffusion process approach to high technology activities' dynamics represents a good indicator of changes in urban structure and national hierarchy. The case of computing services allows us to see that the development of innovative activities...

Innovation socioterritoriale et reconversion economique : Le cas de Montreal.(Book review)
June 22, 2005... Innovation socioterritoriale et reconversion economique : Le cas de Montreal. 2005, 169 pages. Jean-Marc Fontan, Juan-Luis Klein et Diane-Ga-brielle Tremblay. Paris: L'Harmattan. L'ouvrage de Fontan, Klein et Tremblay (2005) synthetise un...

Globalisation, systemes productifs et dynamiques territoriales.(Book review)
June 22, 2005... Globalisation, systemes productifs et dynamiques territoriales. 2005, 327 pages. Regis Guillaume. Paris : editions L'Harmattan. ISBN : 2-7475-7969-7. L'etude des systemes industriels localises et de la cooperation interentreprises occupe...

Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation. University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act.(Book review)
June 22, 2005... Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation. University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act. 2004, 241 pages. David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis. Stanford: Stanford University...

Economie urbaine et regionale : Introduction a la geographie economique.(Book review)
June 22, 2005... Economie urbaine et regionale : Introduction a la geographie economique. 2005, 376 pages. Mario Polese et Richard Shearmur. Paris : Economica. Apres une premiere edition en 1994 qui a rencontre un grand succes en science regionale...