Urban innovation has become the new driving force for economic growth and government reform in cities around the world. As a broad and multi-disciplinary concept, what are the various themes measurements of urban innovation and does it have different connotations in academic research and professional practice? We will start the conversation with cases submitted to the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (GIAUI) and continue with this dialogue. GIAUI was launched in 2012 as a biannual award for urban innovation around the world. In the last three events over 700 cases were submitted for this award and provides a rich database to examine these questions.
Cathy Liu, Georgia State University; Lin Ye, Sun Yat-Sen University; Zhilin Liu, Tsinghua University
