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Ideopolis Reports and Papers

July 2008 - Phase 2

The report  How Can Cities Thrive in the Changing Economy  marked the completition of the second phase of the Ideopolis project

April 2006 - Phase 1

Ideopolis: Knowledge City-Regions - Full Report

Ideopolis : Knowledge City-Regions - Executive Summary

As part of phase 1 of the project we conducted UK and international case studies of the following cities:

UK case studies

Birmingham Manchester
Brighton                      Newcastle                                
Bristol Norwich                             
Cambridge Sheffield
Edinburgh Watford     
Glasgow

International case studies

  Boston   Lisbon
  Dublin   Munich

Commissioned papers

October 2007

Priorities for Sheffield City Region in the Knowledge Economy

February 2007

Transforming North Stafforshire - Overview

Transforming North Staffordshire - Executive Summary

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper A: The Changing Economy

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper B: Key Issues for North Staffordshire

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper C: Action Planning Group Recommendations

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper D — Detailed Recommendations

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper E: The Work Foundation’s Approach

Working Papers

October 2007

Distinctiveness and Cities - Beyond 'Find and Replace' Economic Development

January 2008

Enterprise Priorities to Enterprise Powerhouses: The Public Sector in the Knowledge Economy

March 2008

What Cities and Policymakers Can Learn From Endogenous Growth and the New Economic Geography

May 2008

Can Collaboration Help Places Respond to the Changing Economy? 

Collaboration Case Studies  (pdf 658kb)