CONTENTS : LIST OF TABLES 7 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 9 PREFACE 11 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 13 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 21 PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON HIGH-TECH SPACES 1. Introduction: High -Tech Urban Spaces in Perspective C. Ramachandraiah, A.C.M. van Westen and Sheela Prasad 25 2. Geography of High-Tech Spaces: Some Reflections Doreen Massey 53 PART II:EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES 3. Campus, Coffee and Creativity: The Development of the University of Twente Towards a Regional Knowledge Park Gert-Jan Hospers and Sjoerd van Tongeren 71 4. The Urban Contradictions of Delft as a Knowledge-based City Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado 89 5. From Dirigiste to Interactive Innovation Systems: Three Paths to Technopolitan Development in France Ludovic Halbert 115 PART III : SOUTH-EAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVES 6. From Daedeok to Teheran-ro: The Genesis and Development of New Industrial Spaces in South Korea Robert Hassink and Dong-Ho Shin 149 7. Remaking the Economy and High-Tech Spaces in Singapore: A Consideration of one-north Leo van Grunsven 173 8. From Export Processing Zones to Industrial Clusters: Growth Synergies in the Electronics Industry in Malaysia Rajah Rasiah 201 PART IV : INDIAN PERSPECTIVES 9. Globalization and ICT Clusters in Bangalore (India) and Nanjing (China): The Potential of the ICT Sector and its Spatial Implications Meine Pieter van Dijk 233 10. Dynamics of High-Tech Urban Spaces: Lessons from IT Sector Expansion in the National Capital Region, India Shipra Maitra 259 11. The Makeover of Hyderabad: Is it the 'Model' IT City? C. Ramachandraiah and Sheela Prasad 293 12. Urban Reform and Shaping Politics: Contextualizing Banglore's IT Corridor Asha Ghosh 319 13. Dynamics of High-Tech Zones in Pune: Emerging Trends and Impacts Darshini Mahadevia and Appeeji Parasher 341 14. High-Tech Development in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area: Spatial Dynamics and Impacts Annapurna Shaw 367