TY - JOUR TI - Spa resorts in the age of knowledge-based economy AU - Wdowiarz-Bilska, Matylda TI - Spa resorts in the age of knowledge-based economy AB - Spa resorts with a high quality environment, both in the natural and cultural sense, are attractive places for locating knowledge-based economy infrastructure. The article discusses several examples of technology parks and centres located within spa towns and presents the strategies which spa resorts may apply to boost their competitiveness and diversify the services they offer. Building partnerships and networks between research units, linking businesses and administration, developing services and technologies connected with balneology treatments and tourism as well as implementing green technologies open up new opportunities of growth for spa resorts. VL - 2014 IS - Architektura Zeszyt 4 A (9) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 87 EP - 97 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/spa-resorts-in-the-age-of-knowledge-based-economy KW - technology parks KW - technology centres KW - spa resorts