Myths of Regional Innovation - Sustainability Challenges and Responsible Innovation

This book draws on evidence from 144 interviews with civic leaders in three urban regions-Atlanta, Phoenix, and the Twin Cities-to illuminate three commonly accepted but flawed myths about innovation that misdirect policymakers and civic leaders and perpetuate the idea that innovation is solely about economic growth.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Three Myths of Regional Innovation 3. Sustainability and Responsible Innovation 4. Research Design 5. The Man, the , the Entrepreneur of Power and Powerful Networks 7. Excluded from Regional Innovation 8. Atlanta Burgeoning Spirit in the Southeast 9. Twin Cities: Innovation at the headwaters of the Mississippi 10. Phoenix: Innovation Arising in the Desert Southwest 11. Mental Models, Industrial Sectors and Regulation 12. Assessing Regional Innovation with Sustainability and Responsible Innovation 13. Barriers to Regional Innovation 14. Assets to Build Regional Innovation Strategies 15. Strategic Planning, Addressing Equity, and Envisioning a Just Future Appendix A. Data tables for network diagrams in Chapter 6 Appendix B. Data tables by Sector and Region that supports Chapter 11. Appendix C. Codebook for Thematic Coding

About the author

Rider W. Foley is Associate Professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Engineering and Society.

Product details

• Authors: Rider Foley, Rider W. Foley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032991245
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299124-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, Research & development management, Public ownership / nationalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Research and development management