New technology is a main determinant of the competitiveness of cities and regions nowadays. The availability of new technology reduces the amount of uncertainty companies deal with in their daily operations. In addition, new technology is a basis for the establishment of new companies and the...

This paper introduces a new approach to firm dynamics, named demography of firms. It is the study of demographic events in a population of firms. The paper argues that within a demographic approach, attention should be paid to a broad range of firm dynamics, including both new firm formation and...

Quick scan methods aim at a fast and transparent analysis of alternative solutions to planning problems in a situation of shortage of information. They generate new knowledge about solutions in early stages of decision making and in 'creative experiments' in scenario analysis. The importance of...

Spatial patterns of technology diffusion determine the capacity of regions and cities to compete in a global market. It is therefore, important to know in what way the local environment can contribute to the attraction of new technology to business locations and what factors differentiate in the...

This paper introduces a new approach to firm dynamics, named demography of firms. It is the study of demographic events in a population of firms. The paper argues that within a demographic approach, attention should be paid to a broad range of firm dynamics, including both new firm formation and...

This Handbook brings together a range of viewpoints on a number of the burning issues affecting urban sustainability in North America and Europe at the beginning of the 21st century. H.S. Geyer and his contributors cover a wide spectrum of the urban policy issues that determine the growth and...