Growing Urban Economies

David A. Wolfe is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga and co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs. He was National Coordinator of the Innovation Systems Research Network. Meric S. Gertler is the president of the University of Toronto, the Goldring Chair in Canadian Studies, and a professor in the Department of Geography.

"Wolfe has assembled a wealth of material that builds a remarkable portrait of innovation practices throughout a national urban system ... [Innovating in Urban Economies] will prove a valuable resource ... for those looking to study, understand and theorise the future of innovation and resiliency in urbanised knowledge economies."- Jean-Paul D. Addie (Urban Studies) "A collection of some of Canada's foremost economic geography scholars."- Oli Mould (Journal of Economic Geography) "[These books] explore fascinating and important dimensions of economic development for Canadian communities."- Jon Linton (Municipal World)

• PrefaceDavid A. WolfePart I: IntroductionChapter 1. Introduction to Innovation, Creativity and Governance in Canadian City-RegionsDavid A. Wolfe and Meric S. GertlerPart II: The Dynamics of Economic Change in Large CitiesChapter 2. Toronto’s Fourth Era: An Emerging Cognitive-Cultural EconomyDavid A. Wolfe and Allison BramwellChapter 3. The Revitalization of Montreal: The Significance of Social Innovation as a Pillar for Economic DevelopmentDiane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Norma Rantisi, and Juan-Luis KleinChapter 4. Vancouver and the Economy of Culture and InnovationTom Hutton and Trevor BarnesChapter 5. Moving from Complaisancy Revisited: Ottawa trying again to define its Regional AdvantageCaroline Andrew and David DoloruexChapter 6. Innovation from an oil and gas platform: CalgaryCooper Langford, Ben Li and Cami RyanPart III: The Unique Character of Innovation and Growth in Medium-Sized CitiesChapter 7. Innovation in an Industrial City: Economic Transformation in HamiltonPeter Warrian and Allison BramwellChapter 8. A Tale of Two Cities: Innovation, Talent Attraction and Governance in Canada’s Technology TriangleTara VinodraiChapter 9. Ordinary City at the Crossroads: London OntarioNeil BradfordChapter 10. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in HalifaxJill GrantPart IV: Innovation for Survival or Growth in Canada’s Small CitiesChapter 12. Saskatoon: From Small Town to Global HubPeter Phillips and Graham WebbChapter 11. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in the Public Sector City: Kingston, OntarioBetsy Donald and Heather HallChapter 13. Volcanoes and Pyramids: The Role of Knowledge and Creativity in Shaping Greater Moncton’s Socio-economic PerformanceYves BourgeoisChapter 14. The Social Dynamics of Economic Performance in St. John’s: A Metropolis on the MarginsRob Greenwood and Heather Hall.Appendix A: City-Region ProfilesAppendix B: Maps