Planned knowledge locations in Porto

Luís Carvalho

Chapter 4 in Mid-sized Cities and Regions in Global Competition, 2026, pp 83-113 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The planning of knowledge locations and innovation precincts in medium-sized European cities presents unique challenges, as these cities strive to position themselves within global knowledge networks while assuring mobile talent retention and the consolidation of local innovation ecosystems. This chapter explores and illustrates these challenges with the case of Lionesa Business Hub, a reconverted industrial precinct near Porto, Portugal. In particular, it explores planning and management strategies around the concepts of real estate as a service and workplace well-being, discussing the extent to which these new endeavors are becoming increasingly relevant to attract and retain firms and mobile knowledge workers in similar spatial settings.

Keywords: Innovation District; Happiness; Well-being; Talent; Innovation Ecosystem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035372461
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.elgaronline.com/doi/10.4337/9781035372478.00010 (application/pdf)
Our link check indicates that this URL is bad, the error code is: 403 Forbidden

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:24973_5

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.e-elgar.com

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Jack Sweeney ().