Roel Rutten is Assistant Professor at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Frans Boekema is Professor of Economic Geography at Nijmegen University and Associate Professor of Regional Economics at Tilburg University. Elsa Kuijpers is a consultant for ERAC (European Regional Affairs Consultants).

1 Economic geography of higher education: setting the stage PART I Universities, regions and the production of knowledge 2 The response of HEIs to regional needs 3 Governance for university-industry collaboration in Hong Kong 4 Knowledge still travels on foot: an educationalist's perspective on regional development 5 University knowledge transfer through social and professional embeddedness: a case study 6 About unlearning and learning regions PART II HEI-industry collaboration 7 The role of universities in the learning region 8 Interactive learning between industry and knowledge infrastructure in a high-tech region: an empirical exploration of competing and complementary theoretical perspectives 9 Networking between economy and education: regional knowledge transfer in Dutch agriculture PART III Policy response 10 The national approach concerning the learning regions paradigm 11 The national view on knowledge production 12 Associational dilemmas in regional innovation strategy development: regional innovation support organisations and the RIS/RITTS programmes PART IV Conclusions 13 A new mode of knowledge production 14 HEIs, regions and the knowledge-based economy

This exhaustive study from an experienced and respected set of editors and authors looks at the impact that universities have on their surroundings, with particular reference to regional development. With contributions from such leading scholars as Peter Maskell and Gunnar Törnqvist, this book will be of great interest to students and academics involved in regional economics, economic geography and innovation studies.