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Definitions and Key Terms

In: Technology and Industrial Parks in Emerging Countries

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  • Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

    (London School of Economics)

  • Daniel Hardy

    (London School of Economics)

Abstract

Parks of all types, shapes, and sizes are implemented to provide an optimal environment for their tenant firms to grow, exchange knowledge, and innovate. Although, on paper, this mission statement appears relatively simple, numerous variations on this theme exist to cater to different firms, industries and levels of technological intensity. Academics, politicians, and practitioners utilise numerous terms to refer to a variety of park models. Although science park and technology park are the most commonly used, other terms such as research park, innovation centre, and technopole, among others, are also common. Somewhat confusingly, many of the terms are used interchangeably, but also sometimes ascribed to emphasise differences in objectives, design, and geography. By combining commonly used definitions by key institutional bodies and a stylised classification scheme of models delineated in two dimensions—level of technological intensity and level of management support—this chapter aims to provide a firmer and more structured grasp of the diversity of park models currently in operation.

Suggested Citation

  • Andrés Rodríguez-Pose & Daniel Hardy, 2014. "Definitions and Key Terms," SpringerBriefs in Regional Science, in: Technology and Industrial Parks in Emerging Countries, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 15-22, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sbrchp:978-3-319-07992-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07992-9_3
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