Benchmarking knowledge-based urban development performance : Results from the international comparison of Helsinki

By Tan Yigitcanlar, Antti Lönnqvist. 2013

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In the era of a global knowledge economy, urban regions that seek to increase their competitive edge, become destinations for talent and investment and provide prosperity and high quality of life to their inhabitants have little chance of achieving these goals without forming effective knowledge-based urban development strategies. The research reported in this paper aims to address the questions of how a knowledge-based urban development performance measurement can be undertaken and the value contribution of such measurement. The paper focuses on the city of Helsinki. This empirical study analytically investigates Helsinki’s performance from the lens of knowledge-based urban development by comparing this urban region with eight international competitors, Boston, San Francisco, Birmingham, Manchester, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, and Vancouver. The results of the study not only reveal a clearer understanding of Helsinki’s benchmarked performance and competitive edge considering the regional policy context along with strategic directions in strengthening its international standing and competitiveness but also provide useful insights for other urban regions that aspire to such development.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Urban Studies

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1. Amnon Frenkel
2. Edward Bendit
3. Sigal Kaplan
4. Arnab Chakraborty
5. Beverly K Wilson

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1. Amnon Frenkel
2. Edward Bendit
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4. Arnab Chakraborty
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• Residential location choice of knowledge-workers: The role of amenities, workplace and lifestyle (2013, background): “The data-driven preferences of knowledge-workers further show that the general outline of KBUD policies for enhancing the competition of knowledge-cities at the inter-regional level (Yigitcanlar & Lönnqvist, 2013) also holds at the intra-metropolitan level.”