Smart City Concept in the Context of Enterpreneurship Development in Suburban Areas. Supporting innovation and knowledge within economic development, these are the goals of public managers, enthusiasts of the Smart City concept. It is questioned whether this concept is the best solution for regional development and efficient support to local entrepreneurship based on SMEs (small and medium enterprises). Moreover, the results of the nationwide survey state that the local authorities and entrepreneurs perceive the efficiency of local policy totally different. In order to co-ordinate requirements of entrepreneurs and urban policy proposals, authors attempted to analyse economic – spatial relation of SME development in suburban areas in comparison to the city centres in Gdańsk Metropolitan Region. The paper presents the correlation between entrepreneurship development and the urban processes in the contemporary metropolitan area. The authors combine their research and experience from the field of microeconomy and the field of urban planning. Research results of intensive enterpreneural activity in the suburban areas are extraordinary in the context of city development.
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- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
- Language
- polski
- Publication year
- 2015
