dc.description.abstract | The complex and polyvalent nature of cities has always represented a
highly stimulating environment for innovation. Considered as unique
nodes of human communication, exchange and practice, cities have
directly or indirectly instigated, supported, influenced and transmitted
new ideas and processes, shaping the present and directing our future on
various levels and scales. Perceived as a process or its result, the notion of
innovation could easily be recognized in different areas of urban existence
which describe contemporary city as a postmodern, hybrid, intransitive and
creative place, with preferred buzz environment and noticeable virtual and
cyborg elements1. Additionally, the increasing challenges caused by the
global competition, social inequality and climate changes have imposed
a new set of demands and development imperatives. Some of them have
already been included in the recent flows of architectural and planning
practice, but the ultimate aim represents a continuous upgrading of urban
potentials through the innovation of environment and the environment of
innovation...... | sr |