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What is a knowledge city? Where does it reside? What is the unit of analysis? What aspects of the city will enable and accelerate the process of renaissance for societal and social renewal? What features of urban design will lead to future wellbeing, and for whom? Where is the wisdom city? In what way is Stockholm, one of many cities known as the ‘Venice of the North’, at the forefront?
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See, for example, https://blogg.mah.se/urbinnovate/2015/04/27/penta-helix-conceptualizing-cross-sector-collaboration-and-social-innovation-processes/ for details of the penta helix model.
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The ELSS model and production function is discussed at length in Ståhle et al. (2015).
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Edvinsson, L. (2017). Knowledge City Stockholm @ the forefront. In: Formica, P. (eds) Entrepreneurial Renaissance. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52660-7_6
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