In this area, we study:
- Driving forces of urban innovation and entrepreneurship
- Local economic development strategies and their impacts on economic outcomes, social equity and sustainability
Lead Faculty:
Recent Projects:
Machine Learning and Social Network-Based Corruption Detection from Communication Dynamics in Local Economic Development projects
2019-2022
Funded by FSU College of Social Science and Public Policy Collaborative Collision Seed Grant and CRC Committee on Faculty Research Support. Total award $24,685.
Brewing innovation: Are coffee houses brewing not only your morning latte, but also ideas and startups?
Funded by FSU CRC Planning Grant. Total award $12,264.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Fang, L., Adelakun, F., & Goetemann, T. (in press). Brewing Entrepreneurship: Coffee and Startups. Journal of Planning Education and Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X211067272
- Fang, L., & Slaper, T. (2021). Nowcasting Entrepreneurship: Urban Third Place versus the Creative Class. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020763