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Willem van Winden

Dr Willem van Winden (PhD) is an associate professor at the Rotterdam School of Economics and the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research. He is an expert in the field of local/urban economics, local economic strategies, knowledge-based economic development and the role of ICTs in cities. He was involved in numerous international studies in these fields. Also, he is a lecturer in a number of Master’s courses. Recent research work includes a comparative study on cluster strategies in a number of large European cities, and a comparative study on the consequences of the knowledge based economy for urban regions. Current work focuses on the changing role of ‘traditional’ manufacturing sectors in the urban economy. Dr van Winden is (co) author of several books and a number of scientific articles in the field of urban economics, strategies and policies. Currently, Dr Van Winden is Professor on Knowledge economy at Hogeschool Amsterdam, research fellow at the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) and affiliated with the Rotterdam School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Regional & Transport Economics. He is also the research manager of SECURC (Sino-European Comparative Urban Research Centre, based in Shanghai, China).

Address:	Dr Willem van Winden Department of Regional, Port and Transport Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam P.O. Box 1738 Room H12-33 3000 DR Rotterdam Nederland
Room:	H12-33
Telephone:	+31.10.4082740
Telefax:	+31.10.4089153
E-mail:	vanwinden@few.eur.nl
Website:	http://www.few.eur.nl/few/people/vanwinden/

Publications by Willem van Winden

• Manufacturing in the New Urban Economy (2010)
• Multinational knowledge strategy, government policy and the upgrading process of automotive clusters: New evidence from Ostrava and Shanghai (2009)
• Urban Competitiveness in the Knowledge Economy: Evolution Paths of the Portuguese Metropolises (2008)
• How important is manufacturing in the 'new urban economy'? (2008)
• MNE strategy and the development of clusters (2008)
• Exploration and exploitation networks in space: The case of the shipbuilding cluster of Turku, Finland (2007)
• Coupling production networks and regional assets in manufacturing clusters (2007)
• Regional Capturing of Global Opportunities: Turku's Shipbuilding Cluster (2007)
• Cross-border cooperation for knowledge-based development: towards a roadmap (2007)
• European cities in the knowledge economy: towards a typology (2007)
• The study of knowledge competitiveness in Europe (2006)
• De binnenstad als echte wereld (2006)
• Globalisation and Urban Competitiveness (2006)
• E-Governance in European and South African Cities (2006)
• Making Cities work for the Lisbon Agenda? New Policy Frameworks in Finland, France and The Netherlands (2006)
• The rise of China: Implications for the Textiles and Clothing industries in Portugal (2006)
• Small and medium sized cities in the knowledge based economy: Challenges and policy options (2006)
• e-Government and Strategic ICT management: an international comparative analysis (2005)
• Globalisation and Urban Competitiveness: Challenges for Different Types of Urban Regions (2005)
• European cities in the Knowledge Economy (2005)
• The development of ICT clusters in European cities: towards a typology (2004)
• Urban broadband internet policies in Europe: a critical review (2004)
• Urban ICT clusters and E-governance policies in France, Germany, Italy and Spain (2004)
• Social and economic impacts of ICT's on selected cities in North-Western Europe (2004)
• E-governance in European and South African cities (2004)
• A comparison of European and Asian ICT clusters and their promotion policies (2004)
• Essays on Urban ICT policies (2003)
• Area-based policies and the promotion of entrepreneurship in European cities (2003)
• E-governance in cities: A comparison of urban ICT policies (2003)
• ICT Clusters in European Cities during the 1990s; Development Patterns and Policy Lessons (2003)
• Information and Communication Technology as Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development (2002)
• Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (2002)
• Should cities help their citizens to adopt ICTs? On ICT adoption policies in European cities (2002)
• Different cities, different clusters. ICT clusters and cluster promotion policies in European cities (2002)
• Development opportunities for Munich's health cluster (2002)
• Growth clusters in European cities: An integral approach (2001)
• The End of Social Exclusion? On Information Technology Policy as a Key to Social Inclusion in Large European Cities (2001)
• ICT as Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development (2000)
• Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (1999)

Research projects in which Willem van Winden is involved

• Climate adaptation and the regional economy (2010)
• Developing Locations in the Knowledge Economy (2009)
• How important is manufacturing in the “new urban economy”? (2006)
• Cross-border cooperation for knowledge-based development (2006)
• Strategies for urban Regions in the Knowledge Economy (STRIKE) (2004)
• Cities in the Knowledge Economy (2004)
• Macro-economic and Urban Trends in Europe's Information Society (MUTEIS) (2004)
• E-governance in European cities (2002)

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