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The Stanford Research Park

Geoff Riley

2nd October 2010

One for the economic geographers - a fascinating tour of a research park established by Stanford University in the early 1950s which has played host to some vastly successful businesses - old tech and new - and which has become a phenmenonal source of income for the university. Many universities in the UK have sought to create Science Parks and other clusters of emerging industries - but are perhaps light years away from the scale and impact of this example.

Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

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