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Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts

Rissola, G; Bevilaqua, C; Monardo, B; Trillo, C

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G Rissola

C Bevilaqua

B Monardo

C Trillo



Abstract

This report focuses on the case study of the Boston area and identifies the key success factors in the Boston regional innovation ecosystem. It discusses how the macro-innovation eco-ecosystem is composed by a variety of interconnected micro-innovation ecosystems, mutually reinforcing each other and making the entire “territorial” system successful. The spatial configuration of these micro-innovation ecosystems at the urban scale has been specifically investigated, thus leading the authors to theorize that the Innovation District may act as an enabler for place-based innovation.

Evidence from the Boston case study shows that there is not a single magic recipe for the successful implementation of place-based and social innovation-driven strategies. On the contrary, the variety of place-grounded combinations of micro and macro initiatives, embedded in the social and spatial fine grain of places and encompassing a diversity of actors, can create the conditions that enable places to thrive and local economic activities to grow in a sustainable way.

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Rissola, G., Bevilaqua, C., Monardo, B., & Trillo, C. (2019). Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts

Report Type Technical Report
Online Publication Date Jan 1, 2019
Publication Date Jan 1, 2019
Deposit Date Apr 23, 2019
Publicly Available Date Apr 23, 2019
Series Title JRC Technical Reports
ISBN 9789276019503
DOI https://doi.org/10.2760/183238
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.2760/183238
Additional Information Projects : MAPS LED

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