Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are transforming these former post-industrial landscapes. These creative, technology-intensive industries include Internet services, computer graphics and imaging, and video game production. The development dynamics of these new sectors are volatile in comparison with those of the classic 'Industrial City'. But these new industries highlight the unique role of the inner city in facilitating creative processes, innovation and social change. Further, they...
Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are trans...
The East and Southeast Asia region constitutes the world's most compelling theatre of accelerated globalization and industrial restructuring. Following a spectacular realization of the `industrialization paradigm' and a period of services-led growth, the early twenty-first century economic landscape among leading Asian states now comprises a burgeoning `New Economy' spectrum of the most advanced industrial trajectories, including finance, the knowledge economy and the `new cultural economy'. In an agenda-setting volume, New Economic Spaces in Asian Cities draws on stimulating research...
The East and Southeast Asia region constitutes the world's most compelling theatre of accelerated globalization and industrial restructuring. Followin...
