Changing from a univer(s)city to a knowledge city: the case of Coimbra

Casaleiro, Paula

doi:10.1504/ijkbd.2011.041246

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“…Thus, academic knowledge is ever more considered as an important input in the development of new ideas within firms (Rutten et al 2003;Mueller 2006;Huggins et al 2012;Kauffeld-Monz & Fritsch 2013). Correspondingly, academic knowledge creation activities and their outputs are recognised as significant indicators of the extent to which an economy can be considered as knowledge-based (Grant & Chuang 2012;Titze et al 2012), placing universities, and their knowledge creation and transfer abilities, at the centre of the process of knowledge-based urban development (Casaleiro 2011).…”

Section: Knowledge-based Urban Development and Potential Roles Of Unimentioning

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The roles of universities in knowledge-based urban development: a critical review

Johnston

2019

IJKBD

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Universities are increasingly recognised as key actors in the knowledge-based urban development process, occupying a crucial role of knowledge creators and transmitters. This paper takes a critical view of these roles and reviews the extant literature to present a synopsis of relevant work examining universities and open innovation, the uncertainties involved in the process of knowledge transfer, and the spatial scope of university-industry links. The paper proposes a number of areas for future development: understanding the heterogeneity of universities and how this influences their potential roles in knowledge-based urban development; a better understanding of how uncertainties in the partner selection process may prevent efficient university-industry collaboration to promote knowledge based urban development; further exploration of the micro-level processes involved in knowledge transfer between universities and firms; and a broader understanding of the roles of proximities in facilitating these links.

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Section: Knowledge-based Urban Development and Potential Roles Of Unimentioning

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The roles of universities in knowledge-based urban development: a critical review

Johnston

2019

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“…Biocant (Cantanhede, Portugal) is a science and technology park developed in a greenfield location near the city of Coimbra. Coimbra is well known by its university (Casaleiro, 2011), but its economic base is relatively fragile and has been on the decline. It was only during the last decade that the University of Coimbra started to commercialise applied research, namely in the fields of life sciences.…”

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Planned knowledge locations in cities: studying emergence and change

Carvalho

Winden

2017

IJKBD

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This paper puts forward a conceptual framework to analyse emergence and the development of planned knowledge locations in cities (science and technology parks, creative factories, knowledge hubs, etc.). It argues that the study and the practice of developing these precincts can benefit from explicitly considering the broader territorial context, the time dynamics and the co-evolutionary processes through which they unfold. The advantages of such as framework are illustrated with the support of two European knowledge locations: Arabianranta (Helsinki, Finland) and Biocant (Cantanhede, Portugal).

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“…At other times, they can generate transitions in both directions between academic science sector and other public and private sectors. Consequently, higher education organizations can be used as a tool for urban regeneration in ways usually associated with strategies pursuing transitions to the knowledge economy, as for instance in the city of Coimbra (Casaleiro, 2011). In any case, what usually happens is that graduate migration has an important effect on innovation and other social dynamics, the destiny of graduates being the key issue.…”

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The Role of Universities in Urban Regeneration: Reframing the Analytical Approach

Fernández-Esquinas

Pinto

2013

European Planning Studies

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Universities have resources for urban dynamics that are difficult to provide by other means. For this reason, these organizations are crucial actors in urban regeneration. This article sets out a conceptual framework for the analysis of the role played by higher education institutions in urban renewal initiatives. It is based on an integrated analysis of the uses of the university both as promoters of business innovation and in terms of their civic and social outcomes. Urban regeneration of cities in decline is used as a "strategic research site" to understand universities' potential. The discussion is organized around four types of contributions: physical infrastructure, human resources, economic development and civic engagement. The debate enlightens the options for integrating universities' capabilities as an asset for urban regeneration and sets out implications for the institutionalization of practices and decisionmaking in this field.

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Changing from a univer(s)city to a knowledge city: the case of Coimbra

Cited by 9 publications

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The roles of universities in knowledge-based urban development: a critical review

The roles of universities in knowledge-based urban development: a critical review

Planned knowledge locations in cities: studying emergence and change

The Role of Universities in Urban Regeneration: Reframing the Analytical Approach

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