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Knowledge-based urban development as a strategy to promote smart and sustainable cities
Introduçao: Na era do conhecimento, o rápido progresso tecnológico, especialmente no campo das tecnologías de informaçâo e comunicaçâo, é visto como o principal aliado para responder as crescentes crises ambientais e socioeconómicas urbanas. Nesse contexto, as cidades inteligentes e sustentáveis säo aquelas que empregam tecnologia e inovaçâo para melhorar a qualidade de vida de seus cidadäos e a eficiencia dos serviços, buscando o desenvolvimento urbano sustentável. Na prática, entretanto, diversos desafios se impöem âs cidades que buscam tornar-se inteligentes e sustentáveis. Para agregar as dimensöes de inteligencia e sustentabilidade, as cidades precisam de soluçöes desenhadas localmente e planejamento urbano estratégico integrado e equilibrado. Um modelo estratégico aderente a esses requisitos é o Desenvolvimento Urbano Baseado no Conhecimento (DUBC), que articula quatro dominios de desenvolvimento baseado no conhecimento (económico, social, espacial e institucional) para um processo de transformaçâo urbana de longo prazo, no contexto da nova economia do conhecimento e da competitividade global. Metodologia: Por meio de revisâo de literatura, este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir os principais aspectos conceituais e de aplicaçâo do DUBC como uma abordagem estratégica para a promoçâo de cidades inteligentes e sustentáveis. Resultados e discussäo: Os resultados indicam que o DUBC pode contribuir ao oferecer uma abordagem multidimensional e integrada para o planejamento urbano estratégico que incluí a implementaçâo de tecnologias urbanas, desenvolvidas por processos endógenos de inovaçâo e voltadas a um desenvolvimento urbano verdadeiramente inteligente e sustentável.
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Multimedia Super Corridor, Malaysia
Purpose - This paper aims to investigate and provide insights on knowledge-based urban development (KBUD) in the context of emerging economies. KBUD has been an effective strategy and an opportunity for emerging economies for catching up with the developed economies. Design/methodology/approach - The paper scrutinizes the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) of Malaysia by focusing on the planning, development and orchestration of the knowledge corridor. Findings - The paper reveals a number of lessons and insights drawn from the development of MSC as the largest manifestation of the KBUD initiative in Malaysia. Originality/value - The paper provides lessons and recommendations on the planning, development and management of KBUD for emerging economies that are seeking a prosperous development.
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Handbook of knowledge management for sustainable water systems
\"A comprehensive synthesis of the best practices for management in the vital and rapidly growing field of sustainable water systems Handbook of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems offers an authoritative resource that goes beyond the current literature to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. The text explores the concept of knowledge management as a key asset and a crucial component of organizational strategy as applied to the sustainability of water systems. Using the knowledge management framework, the authors discuss socio-hydrology sustainable water systems that reflect the present political, economic and technological reality. The book draws on contributors from a number of disciplines including:economic development, financial, systems-networks, IT/IS data/analytics, behavioral, social, water systems, governance systems and related ecosystems. This vital resource: Contains a multifaceted approach that draws on a number of disciplines and contains contributions from experts in their various fields Offers a coherent approach that discusses the dynamic concept of sustainability drawing on data from people, systems and processes of diverse water systems Includes a comprehensive review of the topic and offers a platform for dialog between theory and empirical analysis Explores opportunities for multi-constituent synthesis This book is written for regulators, water utility practitioners, researchers and students interested in the fledgling field of knowledge management and sustainable water systems and those who want to improve the effective and efficient management of a complex water system\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Human factors and project challenges influencing employee engagement in a project-based organisation (PBO)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the project challenges, human factors and knowledge development that influence the nature of employee engagement in a project team within a global project-based organisation.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative research design used semi-structured interviews, and observations in team meetings and the work environment to identify characteristics in the work environment which influenced employee engagement.
Findings
Workplace characteristics that influence employee engagement relate to the project challenges, the problem-solving nature of work, and achieving specified outcomes within time allocations. Human factors including the manager’s behaviours with feedback and recognition of effort, mentoring, and encouraging collaboration are important in team environment. The potential for learning and knowledge development from the project and with the team positively influence engagement.
Research limitations/implications
This study examines the characteristics of an established project team of 13 consultant engineers from eight nationalities, and forms a basis for future comparison with other project teams with different job types and demographic profiles.
Practical implications
This study contributes to project management (PM) research by broadening the focus from human factors influencing employee engagement to project challenges and knowledge development, with implications for managers in project-based organisations in terms of job design, development of team climate, team processes and their own behaviours.
Originality/value
This study contributes to human factors in PM literature through exploratory research into the antecedents of employee engagement.
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Knowledge-based, smart and sustainable cities: A provocation for a conceptual framework
The smart and sustainable cities concept has become a globally hot topic during the last few decades, particularly following the catastrophic impacts of global climate change. The assessment of smart and sustainable cities, however, is a major challenge due to complex, complicated, and chaotic nature of our cities. This makes the available monitoring and evaluation tools difficult to adopt and apply in different urban contexts to support urban planning and governance and foster evidence-based policymaking. In order to address this issue, the paper brings together knowledge-based development concept with smart and sustainable cities. Knowledge-based development is a vision of development that considers knowledge as the central structuring element of a development strategy. Similarly, its more territory focused version, knowledge-based urban development is an integrated approach for the transition of cities and regions into sustainable, liveable and prosperous localities. The methodological approach of the paper includes the review of the literature on existing approaches on smart and sustainable cities assessment, describing their main aspects, strengths and limitations, and discuss the potential contribution of a knowledge-based urban development strategy for the successful promotion of smart and sustainable cities, presented in a proposed conceptual framework.
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Research, innovation and entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia : vision 2030
\"This book provides valuable insights into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) though a thorough examination of Saudi Vision 2030, a 15-year economic plan by the KSA to diversify its economy from a heavy dependence on hydrocarbon to knowledge-based resources. Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030 discusses how this initiative will assist the government in achieving its envisioned goals by creating a culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship. It studies the current state of play as well as new policies and reforms in Saudi Arabia which encompass education systems, ICT infrastructure, and a vibrant innovation landscape that includes academia, the public and private sector, and civil society. The authors present a number of real-life case studies as a model of inspiration for cross-sector development. The book provides a source of inspiration for other developing nations in studying the KSA's determined and ambitious plans as a country in a transitioning journey, from a natural resources-based economy towards a knowledge-based country with considerable diversification in all sectors. This book provides a useful reference for students, researchers, policy and decision makers in understanding Saudi innovation and the economic diversification ecosystem\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Conceptualizing the Knowledge Region: A Systematic Literature Review and a Proposed Definition
Knowledge-based regional development policies have become increasingly popular in recent decades and have been widely disseminated and applied. The regional scale and regional policy have been no exception to this general trend, resulting in the coining of new terms, such as the knowledge region (KR). The use of this term has, however, suffered the consequences of a lack of consensus over its meaning. This has proven problematic and resulted in the term being applied in different ways according to the territorial context. To address this problem, the present study offers a definition of the term that identifies the main components of these different regional realities and provides examples of its appropriate use based on good practices. This new contribution has been based on the PRISMA methodology. The results highlight the existence of key components and the need for a governance framework that serves as a fundamental pillar of knowledge-based regional development. This study concludes with a proposal for a definition of the knowledge region that could be used as a model and basis for future research in this field.
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