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New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development

The Role of Education, Smart Cities, and Social Factors

  • Luísa Cagica Carvalho
  • Conceição Rego
  • Maria Raquel Lucas
  • M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
  • Adriana Backx Noronha Viana
Book

Part of the Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics book series (ESID)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction
    Luísa Cagica Carvalho, Conceição Rego, Maria Raquel Lucas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, Adriana Backx Noronha Viana
    Pages 1-4

  3. Smart Cities and Structural Changes

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 5-5
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    2. Smarter Decisions for Smarter Cities: Lessons Learned from Strategic Plans
      Jan Wolf, Monique Borges, João Lourenço Marques, Eduardo Castro
      Pages 7-30
    3. How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda
      Gonçalo Santinha, Ana Dias, Mário Rodrigues, Alexandra Queirós, Carlos Rodrigues, Nelson Pacheco Rocha
      Pages 31-53
    4. Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change
      Hugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, Chiara Carrozza, Raphael D’Emery
      Pages 55-75
    5. Institutions and Innovation as Driving Forces Towards a Smart City and Sustainable Territorial Development
      Sabrina Auci, Luigi Mundula
      Pages 77-98
    6. Internet of Things in Transportation: Game Changer in the Supply Chains
      Carmen Balan
      Pages 99-123

  4. Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Education

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 125-125
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    2. Higher Education and Technological Transference as Tools for Entrepreneurship in Regional Development
      Manuel Aguilar Yuste
      Pages 127-140
    3. The Micro-Macro Interfaces of Higher Education, Innovation, Regional Growth and Regional Development
      Luis E. Vila
      Pages 141-166
    4. The Local Education System as a Pillar for Structural Change: The Case of the Strategic Educational Plan of Cascais, Portugal
      Jorge Gonçalves, Carolina Guerreiro
      Pages 167-185
    5. Regional Public Policy Fostering Entrepreneurship Through the Educational System: Evidence from the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain
      Juan José Maldonado-Briegas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
      Pages 187-205
    6. Promoting Regional Development Through a Collaborative Project in Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from a Regional Experiment to Develop Entrepreneurial Competencies in Children and Youngsters
      Sandra Saúde, Sandra Lopes, Ana Piedade, Bárbara Esparteiro, Maria do Céu André, Margarida Silveira
      Pages 207-227

  5. Social Innovation and Sustainable Development

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 229-229
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    2. Human Water Governance: A Social Innovation Model to Reduce the Inequalities of Water Services in South African Informal Settlements
      Rafael Robina Ramírez, Willem De Clercq, Manuel N. Jackson
      Pages 231-255
    3. Third Sector and Social Innovation in Local Communities in Portugal: Dilemmas Concerning Framing and Measurement of Social Impact
      Cristina Pinto Albuquerque, Sara Rocha
      Pages 257-281
    4. How Social Entrepreneurship Promotes Sustainable Development: With Some Examples from Developed and Developing Countries
      Paulo Bento, Marc Jacquinet, Rosana Albuquerque
      Pages 283-297
    5. Strategic Management of Sustainable Innovation in Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
      Jordana Marques Kneipp, Clandia Maffini Gomes, Roberto Schoproni Bichueti, Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da Rosa, Kamila Frizzo
      Pages 299-314
    6. Circular Economy: Perspective of Changes in Entrepreneurial Dynamics
      Alvair Silveira Torres Jr, Franco Paolo Parini
      Pages 315-349
    7. Social Innovation at the Service of Development: The Case of Atelier Mar in Cabo Verde
      Alice Duarte
      Pages 351-369
    8. The Influence of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) in the Fostering of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: A Step Closer to Achieve Major Structural Changes and Sustainable Cities Within European Territory
      Luís Loures, Rui Alexandre Castanho, José Manuel Naranjo Gómez, José Cabezas, Luis Fernández-Pozo
      Pages 371-385

About this book

Introduction

Structural change is an evolutionary process that is often cumulative within territories, improving the quality of life and achieving higher development levels. At the same time, smart cities, education and social innovation are essential to promoting sustainable development. This book examines regional and entrepreneurial development as a creative and dynamic concept by considering the role of these dimensions in promoting a virtuous cycle for long-term sustainable development.



Keywords

Entrepreneurship and smart cities Strategic planning for smart cities Smart specialization and entrepreneurial discovery Institutions for sustainable regional development Internet of Things (IoT) in transportation Higher education and technology transfer Fostering entrepreneurship with education Social innovation model for water supply Entrepreneurship and grand challenges Social innovation dynamics for development

Editors and affiliations

  • Luísa Cagica Carvalho
    • 1
  • Conceição Rego
    • 2
  • Maria Raquel Lucas
    • 3
  • M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
    • 4
  • Adriana Backx Noronha Viana
    • 5
  1. 1.Instituto Politécnico de SetúbalSetúbalPortugal
  2. 2.Departamento de EconomiaUniversity of ÉvoraÉvoraPortugal
  3. 3.Departamento de EconomiaUniversity of ÉvoraÉvoraPortugal
  4. 4.School of Economics & Business AdministrationUniversity of ExtremaduraBadajozSpain
  5. 5.Departamento de AdministraçãoUniversity of Sao PauloSão PauloBrazil

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96032-6
  • Copyright Information Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
  • Publisher Name Springer, Cham
  • eBook Packages Business and Management
  • Print ISBN 978-3-319-96031-9
  • Online ISBN 978-3-319-96032-6
  • Series Print ISSN 2511-2023
  • Series Online ISSN 2511-2031
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