New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Luísa Cagica Carvalho, Conceição Rego, Maria Raquel Lucas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, Adriana Backx Noronha Viana

   Pages 1-4

3. Smart Cities and Structural Changes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Smarter Decisions for Smarter Cities: Lessons Learned from Strategic Plans

      • Jan Wolf, Monique Borges, João Lourenço Marques, Eduardo Castro

      Pages 7-30

   3. How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda

      • Gonçalo Santinha, Ana Dias, Mário Rodrigues, Alexandra Queirós, Carlos Rodrigues, Nelson Pacheco Rocha

      Pages 31-53

   4. Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change

      • Hugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, Chiara Carrozza, Raphael D’Emery

      Pages 55-75

   5. Institutions and Innovation as Driving Forces Towards a Smart City and Sustainable Territorial Development

      • Sabrina Auci, Luigi Mundula

      Pages 77-98

   6. Internet of Things in Transportation: Game Changer in the Supply Chains

      • Carmen Balan

      Pages 99-123

4. Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Higher Education and Technological Transference as Tools for Entrepreneurship in Regional Development

      • Manuel Aguilar Yuste

      Pages 127-140

   3. The Micro-Macro Interfaces of Higher Education, Innovation, Regional Growth and Regional Development

      • Luis E. Vila

      Pages 141-166

   4. The Local Education System as a Pillar for Structural Change: The Case of the Strategic Educational Plan of Cascais, Portugal

      • Jorge Gonçalves, Carolina Guerreiro

      Pages 167-185

   5. Regional Public Policy Fostering Entrepreneurship Through the Educational System: Evidence from the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain

      • Juan José Maldonado-Briegas, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández

      Pages 187-205

   6. Promoting Regional Development Through a Collaborative Project in Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from a Regional Experiment to Develop Entrepreneurial Competencies in Children and Youngsters

      • Sandra Saúde, Sandra Lopes, Ana Piedade, Bárbara Esparteiro, Maria do Céu André, Margarida Silveira

      Pages 207-227

5. Social Innovation and Sustainable Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229

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   2. Human Water Governance: A Social Innovation Model to Reduce the Inequalities of Water Services in South African Informal Settlements

      • Rafael Robina Ramírez, Willem De Clercq, Manuel N. Jackson

      Pages 231-255

   3. Third Sector and Social Innovation in Local Communities in Portugal: Dilemmas Concerning Framing and Measurement of Social Impact

      • Cristina Pinto Albuquerque, Sara Rocha

      Pages 257-281

   4. How Social Entrepreneurship Promotes Sustainable Development: With Some Examples from Developed and Developing Countries

      • Paulo Bento, Marc Jacquinet, Rosana Albuquerque

      Pages 283-297

   5. Strategic Management of Sustainable Innovation in Brazilian Manufacturing Companies

      • Jordana Marques Kneipp, Clandia Maffini Gomes, Roberto Schoproni Bichueti, Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da Rosa, Kamila Frizzo

      Pages 299-314

   6. Circular Economy: Perspective of Changes in Entrepreneurial Dynamics

      • Alvair Silveira Torres Jr, Franco Paolo Parini

      Pages 315-349

Structural change is an evolutionary process that is often cumulative within territories, improving the quality of life and achieving higher development levels. At the same time, smart cities, education and social innovation are essential to promoting sustainable development. This book examines regional and entrepreneurial development as a creative and dynamic concept by considering the role of these dimensions in promoting a virtuous cycle for long-term sustainable development.

• Entrepreneurship and smart cities
• Strategic planning for smart cities
• Smart specialization and entrepreneurial discovery
• Institutions for sustainable regional development
• Internet of Things (IoT) in transportation
• Higher education and technology transfer
• Fostering entrepreneurship with education
• Social innovation model for water supply
• Entrepreneurship and grand challenges
• Social innovation dynamics for development

• Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal

  Luísa Cagica Carvalho

• Departamento de Economia, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal

  Conceição Rego, Maria Raquel Lucas

• School of Economics & Business Administration, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

  M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández

• Departamento de Administração, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  Adriana Backx Noronha Viana

Luísa Carvalho is Professor of Management at the Department of Management and Social Sciences, Open University, Lisbon (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), University of Evora (Portugal).
Conceição Rego is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Evora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), University of Evora.


Raquel Lucas is Professor of Management at the Department of Management, University of Evora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), University of Evora.


M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández is a Lecturer and researcher at the University of Extremadura (Spain). She is an Economist at the University Autonomous of Madrid (Spain) and specializes in Regional Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility.


Adriana Noronha is Professor and researcher at the School of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil).

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