Creating Knowledge over Distance
the role of temporary proximity
$127.02
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2025
Summary
The Enduring Power of Proximity: Knowledge Creation in a Distant World
Creating Knowledge over Distance reveals the critical role of temporary geographical proximity in economic knowledge creation. It argues that face-to-face interactions are essential for discussing business opportunities, solving problems, and fostering innovation.
While the Covid-19 pandemic led to a surge in virtual meetings, this book demonstrates that these distant interactions are unlikely to fully re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198851363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198851367 |
| Author: | Harald Bathelt, Sebastian Henn |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Harald Bathelt
Harald Bathelt is Professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Geography & Planning and Zijiang Visiting Chair at East China Normal University in Shanghai. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of industrial clustering, knowledge generation and innovation over distance, and regional impacts of national/international investment activity. He has published many conceptual and empirical articles in leading academic journals. From 2012to 2020, he was Editor of the Journal of Economic Geography and is current Editor of ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography.
Sebastian Henn is Professor of Economic Geography at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. His research and teaching focuses on knowledge-based regional development, peripheries and polarisation, and regional health services research. He is (co-)editor of book series at Springer and Palgrave and has edited several anthologies with renowned international publishers. He also serves as Editor of ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography.
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