Place quality and urban competitiveness symbiosis? A position paper

Niusha Esmaeilpoorarabi, Tan Yigitcanlar and Mirko Guaralda

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 4-21

Abstract: Urban agglomerations - where innovation and knowledge generation activities take place - are in a tough competition to become a major player in the global knowledge economy. It is claimed that soft measures - namely quality of life and place - help in fostering and attracting talent, and consequently draw investment to these urban localities. This paper aims to scrutinise the role of soft measures in supporting urban competitiveness through a critical review of the scholarly literature. The findings shed some light on whether there is a symbiotic relationship between place quality and urban competitiveness. The paper also points out directions for future investigations.

Keywords: urban competitiveness; knowledge-based development; urban development; KBUD; knowledge workers; knowledge industry; quality of life; QoL; quality of place; QoP; urban agglomerations; innovation; knowledge generation; talent; investment; literature review. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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