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Contours and conflicts in scale: Science, knowledge and urban development

May, T; Perry, B

Authors

T May

B Perry



Abstract

Increasing attention is being focused upon the roles of cities in knowledge-based development in the context of debates around the relationships between science, technology and innovation and economic growth. The article argues that underlying assumptions and expectations of knowledge, space and place are important in understanding the content and form of responses within different places. The example of the English Science Cities is drawn upon to highlight issues over dominant knowledge-based discourses and the potential for alternative responses to be formulated. Pressures for knowledge-based success are mediated through national contexts, informed by existing paradigms and assumptions, and their effects are varied according to governance structures. Without proper political consideration of the dynamics between knowledge, science and place, more inclusive and sustainable initiatives for knowledge-based growth will not be forthcoming.

Citation

May, T., & Perry, B. (2011). Contours and conflicts in scale: Science, knowledge and urban development. Local Economy, 26(8), 715-720. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211422192

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date Jun 21, 2012
Journal Local Economy
Print ISSN 0269-0942
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 8
Pages 715-720
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211422192
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269094211422192