Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

Standard

Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective. / Coenen, Lars; Hansen, Teis; Rekers, Josephine V.

I: Geography Compass, Bind 9, Nr. 9, 09.2015, s. 483-496.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

Harvard

Coenen, L, Hansen, T & Rekers, JV 2015, 'Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective', Geography Compass, bind 9, nr. 9, s. 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12231

APA

Coenen, L., Hansen, T., & Rekers, J. V. (2015). Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective. Geography Compass, 9(9), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12231

Vancouver

Coenen L, Hansen T, Rekers JV. Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective. Geography Compass. 2015 sep.;9(9):483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12231

Author

Coenen, Lars ; Hansen, Teis ; Rekers, Josephine V. / Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective. I: Geography Compass. 2015 ; Bind 9, Nr. 9. s. 483-496.

Bibtex

@article{145dc9806cce4d6286da86e83401cd80,
title = "Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective",
abstract = "Grand challenges such as climate change, ageing societies and food security feature prominently on the agenda of policymakers at all scales, from the EU down to local and regional authorities. These are challenges that require the input and collaboration of a diverse set of societal stakeholders to combine different sources of knowledge in new and useful ways - a process that has occupied the minds of economic geographers looking at innovation in recent decades. Work in economic geography has in particular examined infrastructural, capability, network and institutional challenges that may be found in different types of regions. How can these insights improve researchers' and policymakers' understanding of the potential for innovation policies to address grand challenges? In this paper, we review these insights and then identify areas that push economic geographers to go beyond their previous focus and interests, notably by considering innovation policy in light of transformational rather than mere structural failures.",
author = "Lars Coenen and Teis Hansen and Rekers, {Josephine V.}",
year = "2015",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1111/gec3.12231",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "483--496",
journal = "Geography Compass",
issn = "1749-8198",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "9",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective

AU - Coenen, Lars

AU - Hansen, Teis

AU - Rekers, Josephine V.

PY - 2015/9

Y1 - 2015/9

N2 - Grand challenges such as climate change, ageing societies and food security feature prominently on the agenda of policymakers at all scales, from the EU down to local and regional authorities. These are challenges that require the input and collaboration of a diverse set of societal stakeholders to combine different sources of knowledge in new and useful ways - a process that has occupied the minds of economic geographers looking at innovation in recent decades. Work in economic geography has in particular examined infrastructural, capability, network and institutional challenges that may be found in different types of regions. How can these insights improve researchers' and policymakers' understanding of the potential for innovation policies to address grand challenges? In this paper, we review these insights and then identify areas that push economic geographers to go beyond their previous focus and interests, notably by considering innovation policy in light of transformational rather than mere structural failures.

AB - Grand challenges such as climate change, ageing societies and food security feature prominently on the agenda of policymakers at all scales, from the EU down to local and regional authorities. These are challenges that require the input and collaboration of a diverse set of societal stakeholders to combine different sources of knowledge in new and useful ways - a process that has occupied the minds of economic geographers looking at innovation in recent decades. Work in economic geography has in particular examined infrastructural, capability, network and institutional challenges that may be found in different types of regions. How can these insights improve researchers' and policymakers' understanding of the potential for innovation policies to address grand challenges? In this paper, we review these insights and then identify areas that push economic geographers to go beyond their previous focus and interests, notably by considering innovation policy in light of transformational rather than mere structural failures.

U2 - 10.1111/gec3.12231

DO - 10.1111/gec3.12231

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84942511404

VL - 9

SP - 483

EP - 496

JO - Geography Compass

JF - Geography Compass

SN - 1749-8198

IS - 9

ER -

ID: 255104544