Knowledge Neighbourhoods: Urban Form and Evolutionary Economic Geography

Gregory M. Spencer

Regional Studies, 2015, vol. 49, issue 5, 883-898

Abstract: Spencer G. M. Knowledge neighbourhoods: urban form and evolutionary economic geography, Regional Studies . This paper examines connections between the urban form of neighbourhoods in relation to the evolutionary economic geography of knowledge-intensive industries. The data presented show that firms in 'creative' industries tend to be located in dense, mixed-use neighbourhoods near the city core, while 'science-based' industries tend to be concentrated in low-density, single-use neighbourhoods in the suburbs. It is argued that these spatial patterns are related to the fact that inter-firm networks are more important in the 'creative' industries, while 'science-based' industries rely more heavily on intra-firm interactions and learning.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1019846

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