Introduction to knowledge, industry and environment, Richard Le Heron and Roger Hayter; Industrialization, techno-economic paradigms and the environment, Roger Hayter and Richard Le Heron; Paths of sustainable industrialization in the knowledge-based economy, Sam Ock Park; Building up competence, institutions and networks - a perspective on "catch-up" in the knowledge economy, Ayda Eyradin; Global-local networking of PC manufacturing in Dongguan, China, Tong Xin and Wang Jici; Development of the Internet in China and its spatial characteristics, Weidong Liu; Characteristics and development of industrial districts - the case of soft ware clusters in Seoul, South Korea, Joo-Seong Hwang; Qualified labour migration and regional knowledge economies, Martina Fromhold-Eisebeth; Improving embedded knowledge on old industrial districts? - case studies, from Valencia, Spain, J. Alfonso, A. Saez, A. Vazquez-Barquero, A. Vinas; The internalization of knowledge in manufacturing value added - the geography of Ericsson's mobile systems, and the China connection, Claes G. Alvstam; Environmental knowledge, the power of farming and industrial change, Dietrich Soyez; Environmental service-providers, knowledge transfer, and the greening of industry, Christian Schulz; Competitive and green? - determinants of successful environmental management in the manufacturing sector, Boris Braun; Globalization of the New Zealand forestry industry - the new impact of Japanese linkages, Christina Stringer; Cultural embeddness, corporate strategy and foreign investment in Poland - a tale of two firms, Jane Hardy; Paths of industrial transformation in Poland and the role of knowledge-based industries, Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz; Knowledge-based regions in the global periphery - the case of South Africa, Chris Rogerson; The sustainable renovation of the industrial complex in inner Tokyo - the case of the Japanese machinery industry, Atsuhiko Takeuchi and Hideo Mori; Globalization and the reorganization of a metropolitan knowledge system - the case of research and development in Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, Germany, Eike W. Schamp; Enhancing competencies, networking and institutions for knowledge economy - Singapore's garment industry, Leo van Grunsven; Conclusion - institutions and innovation in territorial perspective, Roger Hayter and Richard Le Heron.