The smartest places on earth : why rustbelts are the emerging hotspots of global innovation
By: Agtmael, Antoine van
Title By: Bakker, Fred
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BookPublisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2016.Description: 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781610394352Subject(s): Technological innovations -- United States | Academic-industrial collaboration -- United States | Research, Industrial -- United States | Industries -- United States | Industrial location -- United States | Entrepreneurship -- United StatesDDC classification: 338/.0640973 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.0640973 AG SM (Browse shelf) | Available | T0054359 |
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Includes notes, bibliographical references (p. 271-308) and index.
Welcome to the brainbelt: the people, places, and practices that are turning globalization on its head -- Sharing brainpower and smart manufacturing: how a rustbelt becomes a brainbelt -- Connectors creating communities: hives of innovation in chips and sensors -- Making a new movie of an old story: dramatic scenarios of new materials development -- White coats and blue collars: cross-boundary collaborations in bioscience and medical devices -- A smarter world: how brainsharing can meet the challenges of the twenty-first century -- Awakening the beauties: could your region be one of the smartest places on Earth? -- We meet at the end.
Looks at "rust belt" communities in Europe and the United States, once stagnant and economically depressed, that are now beginning to emerge as zones of economic strength and technological innovation by producing advanced smart-products.