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Preface [From The Third Knowledge City World Summit 2010 proceedings]
No full text‘Knowledge’ is a resource, which relies on the past for a better future. In the 21st century, more than ever before,\ud
cities around the world depend on the knowledge of their citizens, their institutions and their firms and\ud
enterprises. The knowledge image, the human competence and the reputation of their public and private\ud
institutions and corporations profiles a city. It attracts investment, qualified labour and professionals, as well as\ud
students and researchers. And it creates local life spaces and professional milieus, which offer the quality of life\ud
to the citizens that are seeking to cope with the challenges of modern life in a competitive world.\ud
Integrating knowledge-based development in urban strategies and policies, beyond the provision of schools and\ud
locations for higher education, has become a new ambitious arena of city politics. Coming from theory to practice,\ud
and bringing together the manifold knowledge stakeholders in a city and preparing joint visions for the knowledge\ud
city is a new challenge for city managers, urban planners and leaders of the civic society . It requires visionary\ud
power, creativity, holistic thinking, the willingness to cooperate with all groups of the local civil society, and the\ud
capability to moderate communication processes to overcome conflicts and to develop joint action for a\ud
sustainable future
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The mysterious case of Carter Brown: Or, who really killed the Australian author?
No full textConsiders the exporting of intellectual property and the ways Sydney publisher Horwits Publications, author Alan Geoffrey Yates and multinational conglomerate Signet negotiated geographical and cultural boundaries to produce one of Australia's successful literary exports. Evolution of Australian paperback publishers to hardcover publishers; Details of a contract for Yates' Peter Carter Brown novels; Procedure followed in editing novels of Yates submitted to Horwitz and Signet; Marketing campaign for Signet in the U.S.; Impact of the pressure of writing deadlines on the quality of the novels
Sustainable urban infrastructure management : integration of urban computer modelling
No full textPurpose - This paper seeks to examine the complex relationships between urban planning, infrastructure management, sustainable urban development, and to illustrate why there is an urgent need for local governments to develop a robust planning support system which integrates with advance urban computer modelling tools to facilitate better infrastructure management and improve knowledge sharing between the community, urban planners, engineers and decision makers.\ud
Design/methodology/approach - The methods used in this paper includes literature review and practical project case observations.\ud
Originality/value - This paper provides an insight of how the Brisbane's planning support system established by Brisbane City Council has significantly improved the effectiveness of urban planning, infrastructure management and community engagement through better knowledge management processes.\ud
Practical implications - This paper presents a practical framework for setting up a functional planning support system within local government. The integration of the Brisbane Urban Growth model, Virtual Brisbane and the Brisbane Economic Activity Monitoring (BEAM) database have proven initially successful to provide a dynamic platform to assist elected officials, planners and engineers to understand the limitations of the local environment, its urban systems and the planning implications on a city. With the Brisbane's planning support system, planners and decision makers are able to provide better planning outcomes, policy and infrastructure that adequately address the local needs and achieve sustainable spatial forms
Towards a unified method for the knowledge based urban development framework
No full textPurpose–The growing debate in the literature indicates that the initiative to implement Knowledge Based Urban Development (KBUD) approaches in urban development process is neither simple nor quick. Many research efforts has therefore, been put forward to the development of appropriate KBUD framework and KBUD practical approaches. But this has lead to a fragmented and incoherent methodological approach. This paper outlines and compares a few most popular KBUD frameworks selected from the literature. It aims to identify some key and common features in the effort to achieve a unified method of KBUD framework. \ud
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Design/methodology/approach–This paper reviews, examines and identifies various popular KBUD frameworks discussed in the literature from urban planners’ viewpoint. It employs a content analysis technique i.e. a research tool used to determine the presence of certain words or concepts within texts or sets of texts. \ud
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Originality/value–The paper reports on the key and common features of a few selected most popular KBUD frameworks. The synthesis of the results is based from a perspective of urban planners. The findings which encompass a new KBUD framework incorporating the key and common features will be valuable in setting a platform to achieve a unified method of KBUD. \ud
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Practical implications –The discussion and results presented in this paper should be significant to researchers and practitioners and to any cities and countries that are aiming for KBUD.\ud
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Keywords – Knowledge based urban development, Knowledge based urban development framework, Urban development and knowledge economy\ud
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A comparative knowledge-based urban development analysis : Vancouver, Melbourne and Manchester vs. Boston
No full textPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce a knowledge-based urban development assessment framework, which has been constructed in order to evaluate and assist in the (re)formulation of local and regional policy frameworks and applications necessary in knowledge city transformations.\ud
Design/methodology/approach - The research reported in this paper follows a methodological approach that includes a thorough review of the literature, development of an assessment framework in order to inform policy-making by accurately evaluating knowledge-based development levels of cities, and application of this framework in a comparative study - Boston, Vancouver, Melbourne and Manchester.\ud
Originality/value - The paper, with its assessment framework, demonstrates an innovative way of examining the knowledge-based development capacity of cities by scrutinising their economic, socio-cultural, enviro-urban and institutional development mechanisms and capabilities.\ud
Practical implications - The paper introduces a framework developed to assess the knowledge-based development levels of cities; presents some of the generic indicators used to evaluate knowledge-based development performance of cities; demonstrates how a city can benchmark its development level against that of other cities, and; provides insights for achieving a more sustainable and knowledge-based development
Evaluating sustainability of urban development and its contribution to a knowledge-base development
No full textPurpose – The purpose of the paper is to discuss the components of urban sustainability as to their implications about knowledge-base economy and society\ud
Design/methodology/approach – An indexing model which can be used by the local government specifically in Australia is presented to generate sustainable urban development policies. The model consists of sustainable neighbourhood indicators and employs a spatial indexing method to measure the sustainability performance of the urban settings\ud
Originality/value – This methodology puts in evidence about the use of indexing methodology in the assessment of sustainable neighbourhood performance \ud
Practical implications – This model could be considered as a practical decision aid tool for local government planning agencies for the evaluation of development scenarios Keywords – knowledge-based urban development, sustainable urban development, sustainable transport, sustainability assessment\ud
Paper type – Academic Research Pape
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