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Executive Summary, Table of Contents, and Section 1 (400 KB)

• Executive Summary
• Tables and Figures
• 1. Introduction
  1.1 The High Technology Antidote
  1.2 Appalachia's Technology Base
  1.3 Study Objectives
  1.4 Conceptual Framework and Report Organization

Section 2 (2.9 MB)

• 2. Appalachia's High-Tech Industrial Base
  2.1 Technology-Intensive Industry Employment
  2.2 High-Tech Value-Chains
  2.3 Scientists, Engineers and Technicians
  2.4 Summary

Section 3 (2.9 MB)

• 3. Appalachia's Knowledge Infrastructure
  3.1 Appalachia's Science and Innovation Assets
  3.1.1 R&D Performers
  3.1.2 State Science and Technology Programs
  3.2 Appalachia's Higher Education Infrastructure
  3.3 Summary

Section 4 (1.5 MB)

• 4. Technology Clusters in the ARC Region
  4.1 Identifying Technology Clusters
  4.2 Findings
  4.3 Policy Implications and Guides
  4.4 Further Research

References, Methods and Appendix Tables (400 KB)

• References
• Methods Appendix: Measures of Concentration and Spatial Association
• Appendix Tables

Report prepared by:
Edward Feser
Harvey Goldstein
Principal Investigators

Henry Renski
Catherine Renault
Research Assistants

Office of Economic Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Direct questions or comments to:
Edward Feser, Assistant Professor
Department of City and Regional Planning
CB 3140, Howell Building 200C
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3140
Voice: (919) 962-4768
Fax: (919) 962-5206
feser@email.unc.edu

Prepared for:
Appalachian Regional Commission