All Outputs (30)

Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition? (2014)
Journal Article
Hunt, M., & De Laurentis, C. (2015). Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition?. Local Environment, 20(9), 1081-1102. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2014.894964

While the concept of sustainable development brings together concepts of economic, environmental and social sustainability, much has been said regarding inherent tensions between them. Conflicts between economic and environmental objectives, in parti... Read More about Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition?.

Urban retrofit in Cardiff city-region: Reframing sustainability and economic development (2012)
Report
De Laurentis, C., & Hunt, M. (2012). Urban retrofit in Cardiff city-region: Reframing sustainability and economic development. EPSRC

Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales (2011)
Presentation / Conference
De Laurentis, C., Eames, M., Wang, Y., & Hunt, M. (2011, October). Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales. Paper presented at 6th International Seminar on Regional Innovation Policies Constructing Sustainable Advantage for European Regions, Lund

The aim of this paper is twofold: i) to advance the theoretical understanding of processes of systems innovation and transition in a regional context; and, ii) to provide readers with practical examples of attempts to constructing sustainable competi... Read More about Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales.

Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy (2010)
Book Chapter
Cooke, P. N., & De Laurentis, C. (2010). Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy. In P. N. Cooke, C. D. Laurentis, S. MacNeill, & C. Collinge (Eds.), Platforms of Innovation: Dynamics of New Industrial Knowledge Flows (1--26). Edward Elgar Publishing

This ground-breaking book offers a coherent theoretical analysis of contemporary industrial knowledge flow dynamics. Furthermore, it advances wide-ranging and varied empirical findings from international comparative research which demonstrate that kn... Read More about Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy.

Evolutionary economic geography, regional systems of innovation and high-tech clusters (2010)
Book Chapter
Cooke, P. N., & De Laurentis, C. (2010). Evolutionary economic geography, regional systems of innovation and high-tech clusters. In R. Boschma, & R. Martin (Eds.), The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography (576). Edward Elgar

Green Innovation: Is Wales leading the Way in 'Green' Regional Innovation Systems? (2009)
Report
De Laurentis, C., & Cooke, P. N. (2009). Green Innovation: Is Wales leading the Way in 'Green' Regional Innovation Systems?. Welsh Government

Regional Knowledge Economies: Markets, Clusters and Innovation (2007)
Book

This original and timely book presents the most comprehensive, empirically based analysis of clustering dynamics in the high-technology sector across liberal and co-ordinated market economies. By carefully exploring and comparing ICT and biotechno... Read More about Regional Knowledge Economies: Markets, Clusters and Innovation.

Regional innovation systems and the labour market: A comparison of five regions (2006)
Journal Article
De Laurentis, C. (2006). Regional innovation systems and the labour market: A comparison of five regions. European Planning Studies, 14(8), 1059-1084. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654310600852373

This paper reviews the concept of Regional Innovation Systems with particular attention on the labour market dimension. It argues that the labour force as a repository of skills and knowledge plays a key role in generating knowledge flows within Regi... Read More about Regional innovation systems and the labour market: A comparison of five regions.

Regional innovation systems and social inclusion: From promoting innovation to sustaining integration, working paper, the regional impact of the information society on employment and integration - WP9 (2005)
Report
De Laurentis, C., & Cooke, P. N. (2005). Regional innovation systems and social inclusion: From promoting innovation to sustaining integration, working paper, the regional impact of the information society on employment and integration - WP9. European Commission

Servizi e Innovazioni nelle Pmi: Dal Quadro Interpretativo al Caso Toscano/ Services \& Innovation: From the explanatory framework to the Tuscan case study (2002)
Book Chapter
Bellini, N., & De Laurentis, C. (2002). Servizi e Innovazioni nelle Pmi: Dal Quadro Interpretativo al Caso Toscano/ Services \& Innovation: From the explanatory framework to the Tuscan case study. In S. Nuti, & A. Piccaluga (Eds.), Ricerca Scientifica e Nuove Imprese High Tech/ Scientific Research and New High Tech Firms (38). Giunti

The paper Services \& Innovation: from the explanatory framework to the Tuscan case study, drawing from a recent empirical research conducted in Tuscany, analyses the relationship between advanced business services and innovation. The authors investi... Read More about Servizi e Innovazioni nelle Pmi: Dal Quadro Interpretativo al Caso Toscano/ Services \& Innovation: From the explanatory framework to the Tuscan case study.