Key innovation areas are a source of policy and research interest in many countries. In this paper the concept of creative hotspots is introduced as a policy vehicle to support spatial synergy strategies in innovation. The paper provides a review of experiences and findings from a regional...

Regional development policy aims to cope with the challenge of spatial disparities. It is based on a smart combination of various critical capital assets in a region which functionally and spatially interact and which yield synergetic economic opportunities and promising challenges for...

The New Economic Geography (NEG) has over the past decades become a leading paradigm in regional science and geography. This paper seeks to provide a retrospective and prospective look into its achievements and current challenges. Clearly, regions are not oases of tranquility. Uncertainty and...