
Prof. Dr. Heike Mayer
Unit Leader Economic Geography
Economic Geography
- Phone
- +41 31 631 88 86
- heike.mayer@giub.unibe.ch
- Office
- 212
- Postal Address
- University of Bern
Institute of Geography
Economic Geography
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern
Switzerland - Consultation Hour
- by agreement
Research
Research Interests
- Industry Geography and Geographies of Entrepreneurship
- Innovation and Learning from a Relational and Evolutionary Economic Geography Perspective
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions and Peripheral / Rural Areas
- The Economic Geography of Capital Cities
- Regional and Economic Development Policy and Practice
- Globalization and Placemaking (Slow Cities, Slow Food, small town development, resilience)
Curriculum vitae
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09/2009 - present |
Full Professor, Economic Geography, University of Bern |
06/2011 - present |
Member, Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), University of Bern |
04/2011 - present |
Adjunct Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, USA |
01/2016 - 12/2017 | Director, Institute of Geography, University of Bern |
08/2008 - 08/2009 |
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech, USA Co-Director, Metropolitan Institute, Virginia Tech, USA |
04/2008 - 09/2008 |
Visiting Professor, Economic Geography, University of Bayreuth, Germany (W3-Lehrstuhlvertretung für Prof. J. Maier) |
08/2007 - 06/2008 |
Acting Director and Associate Chair, Urban Affairs and Planning Program, Alexandria Center, National Capital Region, Virginia Tech, USA |
08/2003 - 07/2008 |
Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning Program, Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies (from 2003 to 2005 in Blacksburg)
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09/1998 - 06/2003 | Research Assistant, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University, Oregon, USA |
Publications
Journal Article
Hossain, Md Sarwar; Ramirez, Jorge Alberto; Haisch, Tina; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe; Martius, Olivia; Mayer, Heike; Keiler, Margreth (2020). A coupled human and landscape conceptual model of risk and resilience in Swiss Alpine communities. Science of the total environment, 730, p. 138322. Elsevier 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138322
Habersetzer, Antoine; Rataj, Marcin; Eriksson, Rikard H.; Mayer, Heike (2020). Entrepreneurship in rural regions: the role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms. Regional studies, pp. 1-15. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038
Schäfer, Susann; Mayer, Heike (2019). Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Founding figures and research frontiers in economic geography. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie, 63(2-4), pp. 55-63. De Gruyter 10.1515/zfw-2019-0008
Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Grèzes-Bürcher, Sandra; Boschma, Ron; Mayer, Heike (2019). Enterprise-related social capital as a driver of firm growth in the periphery? Journal of rural studies, 65, pp. 143-151. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.10.009
Meili, Rahel; Mayer, Heike (2019). Forschungswerkstatt: Innovation und Kreativität in Berggebieten und ländlichen Räumen. Montagna - die Zeitschrift für das Berggebiet, 30(7), p. 24. Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete SAB
Porsche, Lars; Steinführer, Annett; Beetz, Stephan; Dehne, Peter; Fina, Stefan; Grossmann, Katrin; Leibert, Tim; Maass, Anita; Mayer, Heike; Milbert, Antonia; Nadler, Robert; Sondermann, Martin (2019). Small town research in Germany – status quo and recommendations. Positionspapier aus der ARL, 114 Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung
Credit, Kevin; Mack, Elizabeth A.; Mayer, Heike (2018). State of the field: Data and metrics for geographic analyses of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Geography compass, 12(9), e12380. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/gec3.12380
Bürcher, Sandra; Mayer, Heike (2018). Are there differences in social capital related to corporate regional engagement in dynamic and less dynamic non-core regions? European planning studies, 26(2), pp. 342-364. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/09654313.2017.1361604
Mayer, Heike; Meili, Rahel (2018). Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Kleinstädten. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung, 6(8), pp. 28-37. Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung
Motoyama, Yasuyuki; Mayer, Heike (2017). Revisiting the Roles of the University in Regional Economic Development: A Triangulation of Data. Growth and change, 48(4), pp. 787-804. Wiley 10.1111/grow.12186
Warland, Martin Victricius; Mayer, Heike (2017). Peculiarities of public sector clients in service innovations. The service industries journal, 37(2), pp. 105-124. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02642069.2017.1297427
Mayer, Heike (2017). Wirtschaftliche Dynamik und Innovation in der Hauptstadtregion Washington D. C. Geographische Rundschau. International edition, 2017(11), pp. 10-16. Westermann Schulbuchverlag
Meili, Rahel; Mayer, Heike (2017). Small and medium-sized towns in Switzerland: economic heterogeneity, socioeconomic performance and linkages. Erdkunde, 71(4), pp. 313-332. Geographisches Institut, Universität Bonn 10.3112/erdkunde.2017.04.04
Mack, E.; Mayer, Heike (2016). The evolutionary dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Urban Studies, 53(10), pp. 2118-2133. SAGE 10.1177/0042098015586547
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Kaufmann, David; Warland, Martin Victricius (2016). Capital city dynamics: linking regional innovation systems, locational policies and policy regimes. Cities. The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 50, p. 206. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cities.2015.10.001
Kaufmann, David; Warland, Martin Victricius; Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (2016). Bern's positioning strategies: Escaping the fate of a secondary capital city? Cities. The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 53(53), pp. 120-129. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cities.2016.02.005
Mayer, Heike; Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Meili, Rahel (2016). Rural–Urban Linkages and Sustainable Regional Development: The Role of Entrepreneurs in Linking Peripheries and Centers. Sustainability, 8(8), p. 745. MDPI 10.3390/su8080745
Mayer, Heike; Meili, Rahel (2016). New Highlander Entrepreneurs in the Swiss Alps. Mountain Research and Development, 36(3), pp. 267-275. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00040.1
Meili, Rahel; Mayer, Heike (2015). Zuwanderung und Unternehmensgründungen in peripheren Berggebieten in der Schweiz. Geographische Rundschau, 67(9), pp. 42-48. Westermann
Baumgartner, Daniel; Mayer, Heike (2014). Idealisierter Rückzugsraum oder raumplanerische Restmenge? Ein raumwissenschaftliches Porträt des ländlichen Raums der Schweiz aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. SozialAktuell(4), pp. 10-14. Schweizerischer Berufsverband Soziale Arbeit SBS
Mayer, Heike (2014). Kleinstädte in Europa: Zwischen lokaler Verankerung und internationaler Vernetzung. IRS Aktuell, 79(Juni 2014), pp. 11-12. Leibniz-Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung (IRS)
Mayer, Heike; Baumgartner, Daniel (2014). The Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Peripheral Regions. disP - The Planning Review, 50(1), pp. 16-23. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02513625.2014.926720
Mayer, Heike (2013). Book Review: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 33(1), pp. 126-127. SAGE 10.1177/0739456X12470800
Mayer, Heike (2013). Entrepreneurship in a Hub-and-Spoke Industrial District: Firm Survey Evidence from Seattle's Technology Industry. Regional studies, 47(10), pp. 1715-1733. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/00343404.2013.806792
Mayer, Heike (2013). Firm Building and Entrepreneurship in Second-Tier High-Tech Regions. European planning studies, 21(9), pp. 1392-1417. Carfax 10.1080/09654313.2012.755833
Mayer, Heike (2013). The Role of Small and Medium-sized Centers for Territorial Development in Switzerland. Urban Planning International, 2013(5), pp. 36-44.
Egli, Hans-Rudolf; Mayer, Heike; Wastl-Walter, Doris (2011). Forschung vor der eigenen Haustür. UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern(150), pp. 16-18. Bern: Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern
Mayer, Heike (2011). Evolution, innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging industries: introduction to the special issue. Geographica Helvetica, 66(4), pp. 230-232. Copernicus Publications 10.5194/gh-66-230-2011
Mayer, Heike; Armstrong, Stuart (2011). Featured graphic: the visual genealogy of spinoff companies in the technology sector in Seattle, 2008. Environment and planning A, 43(4), pp. 763-764. London: Pion 10.1068/a4427
Mayer, Heike; Cortright, J. (2011). The role of culture, consumtion and community in cluster development: the case of Portland's athletics and outdoor industry, Oregon (USA). Geographica Helvetica, 66(4), pp. 261-270. Copernicus Publications 10.5194/gh-66-261-2011
Jessen, Johann; Mayer, Heike (2010). Reurbanisierung und Flächenrecycling - Portland und Stuttgart. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung(1), pp. 41-55. Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung
Jessen, Johann; Mayer, Heike (2010). Regional Competitiveness and Quality of Life: The Case of Portland and Stuttgart. Planung neu denken online - PND online(2), pp. 1-17. Aachen: RWTH
Mayer, Heike (2010). Catching Up: The Role of State Science and Technology Policy in Open Innovation. Economic development quarterly, 24(3), pp. 105-209. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications 10.1177/0891242410366563
Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul L. (2010). Small Town Sustainability: Prospects in the Second Odernity. European planning studies, 18(10), pp. 1545-1565. Basingstoke, UK: Carfax 10.1080/09654313.2010.504336
Jessen, Johann; Mayer, Heike (2009). Vorsprung durch Planung - Portland, Oregon. Alte Stadt. Vierteljahreszeitschrift für Stadtgeschichte, Stadtsoziologie, Denkmalpflege und Stadtentwicklung, 36(2), pp. 263-282. Weinstadt: BAG-Verl. Greiner
Mayer, Heike (2009). Bootstrapping high-tech: Evidence from Three Emerging High Technology Metropolitan Areas. Metropolitan Policy Program(June), pp. 1-15. Washingtonn, DC: Brookings
Mayer, Heike (2008). Segmentation and Segregation Patterns of Women-Owned High-Tech Firms in Four Metropolitan Regions in the United States. Regional studies, 42(10), pp. 1357-1383. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/00343400701654194
Martin, S.; Mayer, Heike (2008). Sustainability, Clusters, and Competitiveness: Introduction to Focus Section. Economic development quarterly, 22(4), pp. 272-276. Sage Publications 10.1177/0891242408325702
Hackler, Darrene; Mayer, Heike (2008). DIVERSITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. Journal of urban affairs, 30(3), pp. 273-307. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2008.00396.x
Mayer, Heike (2007). Book Review: People and the Competitive Advantage of Place: Building a Workforce for the 21st Century. Economic development quarterly, 21(1), pp. 101-102. Sage Publications 10.1177/0891242406295537
Mayer, Heike (2007). What Is the Role of the University in Creating a High-Technology Region? Journal of Urban Technology, 14(3), pp. 33-58. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/10630730801924225
Mayer, Heike; Hackler, Darrene; McFarland, Christiana (2007). Skills, Capital and Connections, too: A Regional Social Environment Perspective of Women Entrepreneurs. Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 30(3), pp. 411-432. Canadian Association of Regional Science
Mayer, Heike (2007). Biotech Industry Clusters in the United States: The Case of Washington D.C. and Kansas City. Geographische Rundschau International Edition, 3(1), pp. 10-16. Westermann Schulbuchverlag
Mayer, Heike; Know, Paul L. (2006). Slow Cities: Sustainable Places in a Fast World. Journal of urban affairs, 28(4), pp. 321-334. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2006.00298.x
Mayer, Heike (2006). What is the Role of Universities in High-tech Economic Development? The Case of Portland, Oregon, and Washington, DC. Local Economy, 21(3), pp. 292-315. Sage Publications 10.1080/02690940600808362
Mayer, Heike (2005). Contribution to a roundtable discussion of Richard Florida's Book "Cities and the Creative Class". Journal of the American Planning Association, 71(2), pp. 206-218. Taylor & Francis
Mayer, Heike (2005). Cities of Knowledge: Cold War science and the search for the next Silicon Valley. Journal of the American Planning Association, 71(4), pp. 468-469. Taylor & Francis
Mayer, Heike; Holzheimer, Terry; Glidden, Hall (2005). Fostering Emerging Technology Sectors in Arlington County: An Economic Development Strategy for Knowledge Creation and Innovation. Economic Development Journal, 4(1), pp. 7-17. International Economic Development Council
Mayer, Heike (2005). Taking Root in the Silicon Forest: High-technology Firms as Surrogate Universities in Portland, Oregon. Journal of the American Planning Association, 71(3), pp. 318-333. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/01944360508976701
Mayer, Heike (2005). Planting High Technology Seeds: Tektronix Role in the Creation of Portland's Silicon Forest. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 106(4), pp. 568-593. Oregon Historical Society
Mayer, Heike (2005). Cluster Monitor: A Guide to Analyzing Industry Clusters in Regional Economies. Economic Development Journal, 4(4), pp. 40-53. International Economic Development Council
Mayer, Heike (2004). Regional Economic Development: Analysis and Planning Strategy. Journal of the American Planning Association, 70(1), p. 117. Taylor & Francis
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (2004). Increasingly Rank: The Use and Misuse of Rankings in Economic Development. Economic development quarterly, 18(1), pp. 34-43. Sage Publications 10.1177/0891242403260285
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Mayer, Heike; Seidl, Irmi; Bandi Tanner, Monika; Tschumi, Pascal; Winiger, Andrea; Wirth, Samuel (14 April 2020). Wir brauchen mehr soziale statt technische Innovationen (Gastbeitrag zu neuen Wirtschaftsformen). Der Bund Tamedia Espace AG
Knox, Paul; Mayer, Heike (2018). Small town revival in the age of globalisation. Free Market News(26 May), p. 26.
Mayer, Heike; Baumgartner, Daniel (2015). Grundzüge einer Strategie des Bundes für Berggebiete und ländliche Räume. Die Volkswirtschaft, 2015(3-4), pp. 18-20. Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO)
Messerli, Paul Walter; Mayer, Heike (2015). Berggebiete und ländliche Räume: Fokus auf die Peripherie. Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ(196), p. 12. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Sager, Fritz; Mayer, Heike (2012). Hauptstadt - Eine Region entdeckt sich neu. UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern(152), pp. 5-8. Bern: Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (2012). Das Politzentrum als Wirtschaftsmotor. UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern(152), pp. 9-10. Bern: Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (2012). Was Bern von Washington lernen könnte. Der Bund(20.2.2012), p. 11.
Mayer, Heike (2011). Wirtschaft und Raumentwicklung bedingen sich gegenseitig. Forum Raumentwicklung - Informationsheft Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung ARE(3), pp. 6-8. Bern: ARE
Mayer, Heike (2007). Universities Can No Longer Be Called Mere Ivory Towers. Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2007(28.08.2007)
Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul L. (2006). Can The U.S. Learn From The Slow City Movement? Planetizen, 23.10.2006
Mayer, Heike (4 December 2005). The Matriarch Economy. The Oregonian, 04.12.2005 Oregon Live LLC
Mayer, Heike (December 2003). A Clarification of the Role of the University in Economic Development: Oregon's Network Approach to Foster Nanotechnology Research and Development. NanoExpress, 3, pp. 15-28.
Book Section
Mayer, Heike (2020). Innovation in der Peripherie. In: Weissbuch Regionalpolitik (pp. 29-31). Bern: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO
Bürgin, Reto; Mayer, Heike (2020). Digital Periphery? A Community Case Study of Digitalization Efforts in Swiss Mountain Regions. In: Patnaik, Srikanta; Sen, Siddhartha; Mahmoud, Magdi S. (eds.) Smart Village Technology. Concepts and Developments. Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies: Vol. 17 (pp. 67-98). Cham: Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-37794-6_4
Mayer, Heike (2020). Slow Innovation in Europe's Peripheral Regions: Innovation beyond Acceleration. In: Döringer, Stefanie; Eder, Jakob (eds.) Schlüsselakteure der Regionalentwicklung: Welche Perspektiven bietet Entrepreneurship für ländliche Räume? ISR-Forschungsberichte: Vol. 51 (pp. 9-22). Wien: Verlag der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Tschumi, Pascal; Winiger, Andrea; Wirth, Samuel; Mayer, Heike; Seidl, Irmi (2020). Wachstumsunabhängigkeit durch Soziale Innovationen? Eine Analyse potenzieller Wachstumswirkungen von Sozialen Innovationen im Schweizer Berggebiet. In: Lange, Bastian; Hülz, Martina; Schmid, Benedikt; Schulz, Christian (eds.) Postwachstumsgeographien. Raumbezüge diverser und alternativer Ökonomien (pp. 117-137). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag
Tschumi, Pascal; Mayer, Heike (2020). Addressing health care shortages through social innovations in the Bernese Oberland. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Ruiz Peyré, Fernando (eds.) Vibrant Mountain Communities. Sustainable Mountain Development Series (pp. 28-29). Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Mayer, Heike; Habersetzer, Antoine (2019). Structurally Weak Rural Regions. In: Orum, Anthony (ed.) The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies (pp. 1-3). John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/9781118568446.eurs0431
Mayer, Heike (2019). Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Innovationsdynamiken. In: Porsche, Lars; Steinführer, Annett; Sondermann, Martin (eds.) Kleinstadtforschung in Deutschland – Stand, Perspektiven und Empfehlungen. Arbeitsbereichte der ARL: Vol. 28 (pp. 29-31). Hannover: Verlag der ARL
Mayer, Heike; Leick, Birgit (2019). Entrepreneurship and ageing: Exploring an economic geography perspective. In: Backman, Mikaela; Karlsson, Charlie; Kekezi, Orsa (eds.) Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Aging (pp. 88-108). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781788116213.00009
Mayer, Heike (2017). Hightech-Regionen: Silicon Valley & Beyond. In: Gamerith, Werner; Gerhard, Ulrike (eds.) Kulturgeographie der USA. Eine Nation begreifen (pp. 205-212). New York: Springer 10.1007/978-3-662-48238-4_27
Mayer, Heike (2017). Innovationen auf dem Land. Gibt es ein Regionales Innovationssystem Emmental? In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Wiedemar, Hans (eds.) Emmental. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 65 (pp. 181-191). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Cowell, Margaret; Mayer, Heike (2016). Anchoring a Federal Agency in a Washington, D.C. Community: The Department of Homeland Security and St. Elizabeths. In: Hyra, Derek; Prince, Sabiyha (eds.) Capital Dilemma: Growth and Inequality in Washington, D.C. (pp. 207-224). New York: Routledge
Bürcher, Sandra; Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Mayer, Heike (2016). Entrepreneurship in peripheral regions: A relational perspective. In: Mack, Elizabeth A.; Qian, Haifeng (eds.) Geographies of Entrepreneurship. Routledge studies in human geography (pp. 143-164). New York: Routledge
Mayer, Heike (2015). Müssen die kleinen Städte und ländlichen Räume neu bewertet werden? Ein wirtschaftsgeografischer Blick über die Schweizer Metropolräume hinaus. In: Kreis, Georg (ed.) Städtische versus ländliche Schweiz? Siedlungsstrukturen und ihre politischen Determinanten (pp. 139-157). Zürich: NZZ Libro
Mayer, Heike (2015). Spatial Elements of Innovation. In: Audretsch, David B.; Hayter, Christopher S.; Link, Albert N. (eds.) Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation (pp. 187-190). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Mayer, Heike; Cowell, Margaret (2014). Capital cities as knowledge hubs: the economic geography of homeland security contracting. In: Conventz, Sven; Derudder, Ben; Thierstein, Alain; Witlox, Frank (eds.) Hub cities in the knowledge economy. Seaports, airports, brainports. Transport and mobility series (pp. 223-246). Aldershot: Ashgate
Mayer, Heike (2014). The Green City. Core City Freiburg. In: Knox, Paul (ed.) Atlas of Cities (pp. 210-225). Princeton: Princeton University Press
Mayer, Heike (2014). Introduction (to chapter 3: Social equity and economic development). In: Debardieux, Bernard; Oiry Varacca, Mari; Rudaz, Gilles; Marselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Tourism in Mountain Regions. Hopes, Fears and Realities. Sustainable Mountain Development Series (pp. 34-37). Université de Genève
Mayer, Heike; Bauer, Fabian (2014). Hauptstadtregion Schweiz. Chancen und Möglichkeiten für ein Politzentrum aus wirtschaftsgeographischer Sicht. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 7-30). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Egli, Hans-Rudolf (2014). Zwischen Stadt und Land. Die Suburbanisierung der Region Wohlensee. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 51-67). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Riano, Yvonne; Spörri, Dina; Wastl-Walter, Doris (2014). Einkaufszentrum Westside Bern. Seine Bedeutung aus der Sicht der BenutzerInnen. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 151-185). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Veit, Heinz; Gnägi, Christian (2014). Die Böden des Berner Mittellandes. Braunerden und Parabraunerden im Spiegel der eiszeitlichen Landschaftsentwicklung. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 267-292). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Hauser, Felix; Weingartner, Rolf (2014). Oberflächengewässer im urbanen Raum. Aspekte und Entwicklungen am Beispiel der Stadt Bern. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 293-325). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Baeriswyl, Armand (2014). Zähringer und Bären. Die Gründungslegende und der aktuelle Forschungsstand zur Entstehung der Stadt Bern. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 187-204). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Bandi, Monika (2014). Kongressstandort Bern. Touristische Voraussetzungen und regionalökonomische Bedeutung. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 69-92). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Brunner, Bernadette; Oester Znoj, Kathrin; Fiechter, Ursula (2014). Bern West. Ein Sozialraum aus Sicht der Jugendlichen. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 97-118). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Stienen, Angela; Blumer, Daniel (2014). Sozialer Urbanismus. Bern aus der Sicht der innovativsten Stadt der Welt. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 119-150). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Bruneau, Irene; Köhler Schneider, Katja (2014). Der Einzug der Moderne in die Berner Altstadt. Von moderner Architektur und öffentlicher Kunst um 1940. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 205-241). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Schneider, Hanspeter; Sonntag, Stephan (2014). Berner Kulturwege. Zeugen der Verkehrsgeschichte entdecken. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 243-262). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Brändle, Silvia; Wigger, Philipp; Buchmüller, Regula (2014). Die Stadt Bern wächst. Herausforderungen für die Wohnstadt Bern. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64 (pp. 31-50). Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Cowell, Margaret; Mayer, Heike (2013). Anchor Institutions and Disenfranchised Communities: Lessons for DHS and St. Elizabeths. In: Patterson, Kelly; Silverman, Robert M. (eds.) Schools and Urban Revitalization: Rethinking Institutions and Community Development. The community development research and practice series: Vol. 1 (pp. 86-105). New York: Routledge
Holenstein, André (2013). Ein Erinnerungsort für die Bundesideologie. Das Bundeshaus als Nationaldenkmal der Bundesstadt Bern. In: Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Minta, Sara (eds.) Im Herzen der Macht? Haupstädte und ihre Funktion. Referate einer Vorlesungsreihe des Collegium generale der Universität Bern im Frühjahrssemester 2012. Berner Universitätsschriften: Vol. 58 (pp. 35-76). Bern: Haupt Verlag
Mayer, Heike (2013). Spinoff regions: entrepreneurial emergence and regional development in second-tier high-technology regions - observations from the Oregon and Idaho electronics sectors. In: Giarratani, Frank; Hewings, Geoffrey J. D.; McCann, Philip (eds.) Handbook of industry studies and economic geography (pp. 207-229). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Mayer, Heike (2013). Was produzieren Hauptstädte? Zur wirschaftlichen Rolle und Funktion von Hauptstädten. In: Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Zwahlen, Sara Margarita; Minta, Anna (eds.) Im Herzen der Macht? Hauptstädte und ihre Funktion. Berner Universitätsschriften: Vol. 58 (pp. 125-150). Bern: Haupt Verlag
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (2013). Hauptstädte: Ein Thema nicht nur in der Wissenschaft, sondern auch in der Praxis. In: Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Minta, Anna; Zwahlen, Sara Margarita (eds.) Im Herzen der Macht? Hauptstädte und ihre Funktion. Berner Hochschulschriften: Vol. 58 (pp. 7-17). Bern: Haupt Verlag
Steiner, Reto (2013). Strukturen der Hauptstadtregion Schweiz auf dem Prüfstand. In: Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Zwahlen, Sara Margarita; Minta, Anna (eds.) Im Herzen der Macht? Hauptstädte und ihre Funktionen. Berner Universitätsschriften: Vol. 58 (pp. 105-124). Bern, Stuttgart, Wien: Haupt
Minta, Anna (2013). Gestaltete Hauptstädte. Politische Repräsentation und Inszenierung einer machtvollen Präsenz. In: Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Zwahlen, Sara Margarita; Minta, Anna (eds.) Im Herzen der Macht? Hauptstädte und ihre Funktion. Berner Universitätsschriften: Vol. 58 (pp. 171-206). Bern: Haupt Verlag
Knox, Paul L.; Mayer, Heike (2012). Europe's internal periphery: Small towns in the context of reflexive polycentricity. In: Lorentzen, Anne; v. Heur, Bas (eds.) Cultural political economy of small cites. London: Routledge
Jessen, Johann; Mayer, Heike (2011). Compétitivité régionale et qualité de vie: les cas de Stuttgart et de Portland. In: Zepf, M.; Lauren, A. (eds.) Enjeux de la planification territoriale en Europe (pp. 244-255). Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes (PPUR)
Mayer, Heike (2011). Local food movements. In: Fredericks, Sarah; Shen, Lei; Thompson, Shirley; Vasev, Daniel (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sustainability (pp. 263-266). Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing Group
Mayer, Heike (2009). Constructing Competitive Advantage: The Evolution of State R&D Investment Funds in the United States. In: Benesch, Klaus; Zwingenberger, Meike (eds.) Scientific Cultures - Technological Challenges: A Transatlantic Perspective. Publikationen der Bayerischen Amerika-Akademie: Vol. 8 (pp. 165-186). Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter
Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul L. (2009). Cittaslow: Ein Program für nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung. In: Popp, Herbert; Obermaier, Gabi (eds.) Raumstrukturen und aktuelle Entwicklungsprozesse in Deutschland. Bayreuther Kontaktstudium Geographie: Vol. 5 (pp. 114-129). Bayreuth: Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (NWG)
Mayer, Heike (2009). Tektronix Inc. In: The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland: Portland State University
Mayer, Heike (2009). Forest Service Radio Lab. In: The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland: Portland State University
Mayer, Heike (2008). Competition for high-tech jobs in second-tier regions: The case of Portland, Oregon. In: Watson, Douglas J.; Morris, John C. (eds.) Building the local economy: Cases in economic development (pp. 61-78). Carl Vinson Institute of Government. The University of Georgia
Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul (2007). Pace of Life and Quality of Life: The Slow City Charter. In: Sirgy, Joseph; Phillips, Rhonda; Rahtz, Don R. (eds.) Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Practices III (pp. 20-39). Blacksburg: International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS)
Mayer, Heike; Provo, John (2004). The Portland Edge in Context. In: Ozawa, Connie P. (ed.) The Portland Edge (pp. 9-34). Washington D.C.: Island Press
Cortright, James; Mayer, Heike; Provo, John; Seltzer, Ethan (2003). A Regional Economic Development Strategy for our Region? In: Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, (ed.) Metropolitan Briefing Book 2003 (pp. 31-38). Portland: Portland State University
Mayer, Heike (2003). Metropedia: Emerging Industry Clusters and the Region's Recent Economic History. In: Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, (ed.) Metropolitan Briefing Book 2003 (pp. 15-30). Portland: Portland State University
Book
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Kaufmann, David; Warland, Martin (2018). The political economy of capital cities. Regions and cities: Vol. 120. London: Routledge
Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Mayer, Heike; Hasler, Martin (eds.) (2014). Bern. Stadt und Region. Die Entwicklung im Spiegel der Forschung. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 64. Bern: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz; Zwahlen, Sara; Minta, Anna (eds.) (2013). Im Herzen der Macht? Hauptstädte und ihre Funktion. Berner Universitätsschriften: Vol. 58. Bern: Haupt
Knox, Paul; Mayer, Heike (2013). Small town sustainability: economic, social, and environmental innovation. 2. überarb. Aufl. Basel: Birkhäuser
Mayer, Heike (2012). Entrepreneurial community in Kansas City: From fragmented to collaborative? 39. Kansas City: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Mayer, Heike (2011). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions. Cheltenham: Elgar
Mayer, Heike; Holzheimer, Terry (eds.) (2009). Virginia's Creative Economy. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Knox, Paul L.; Mayer, Heike (2009). Kleinstädte und Nachhaltigkeit. Konzepte für Wirtschaft, Umwelt und soziales Leben. Basel: Birkhäuser
Knox, Paul L.; Mayer, Heike (2009). Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation. Basel: Birkhäuser
Report
Mayer, Heike; Perren, Romario (2020). RW Oberwallis: Wirkungsorientierte Regionalentwicklung 2008-2019 (CRED-Bericht 21). Bern: Universität Bern
Bürgin, Reto; Mayer, Heike (2020). Digitale Peripherie? Eine Fallstudie über den digitalen Wandel in der Bergregion Unterengadin/Münstertal (CRED-Bericht 20). Bern: Center For Regional Economic Development
Bürcher, Sandra; Mayer, Heike (2017). Regionales Engagement von Firmen in peripheren Räumen: Regionales Engagement von lokal verankerten Firmen und dessen Einfluss auf die sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung des St. Galler Rheintals und des Toggenburgs (CRED-Bericht 12). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Bürcher, Sandra; Mayer, Heike (2017). Regionales Engagement von Firmen in peripheren Räumen: Unterscheidet sich das mit dem regionalen Engagement von Firmen verbundene Sozialkapital in dynamischen und weniger dynamischen Regionen in peripheren Räumen? (CRED-Bericht 13). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Mayer, Heike (2017). Berufserfahrung und Unternehmertum in peripheren Räumen der Schweiz (CRED-Bericht 14). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Mayer, Heike (2017). Unternehmertum ausserhalb der Metropolräume : Der Einfluss von Berufserfahrung auf Gründungsstrategien (CRED-Bericht 15). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Mayer, Heike; Schnyder, Marc (2012). Hauptstadtregion Schweiz: Eine Analyse des Wertschöpfungssystems eines Politzentrums Bern /Siders: Universität Bern / Fachhochschule Westschweiz Wallis
Mayer, Heike; Schnyder, Marc (2012). Région capitale suisse: Une analyse du système de création de valeur d’un centre politique Bern /Siders: Universität Bern / Fachhochschule Westschweiz Wallis
Mayer, Heike; Haisch, Tina (2012). Capital Cities: Eine Fallstudienanalyse von sechs Hauptstädten Bern: Universität Bern
Mayer, Heike; Bauer, Fabian (2012). Hauptstadtregion Schweiz: Eine qualitative Analyse des Wertschöpfungssystems eines Politzentrums Bern: Universität Bern
Cowell, Margaret; Gabriel, Christina; Khan, Sakina; Mayer, Heike; O'Brien, Patrick (2012). DC Innovation Strategy for Saint Elizabeths Washington: District of Columbia, Office of Planning
Mayer, Heike (2007). A Review of State R&D Investment Funds: Ten Case Studies The Pew Center on the States & The National Governors Association
Mayer, Heike; Zalneraitis, Roger (2005). The Homeland Security Industry and its Impact on the Arlington, Virginia, Economy. Final Report for Arlington Economic Development Blacksburg, VA: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mayer, Heike (2004). Fostering Emerging Technology Sectors in Arlington County: An Economic Development Strategy for Knowledge Creation and Innovation. Final Report for Arlington County Blacksburg, VA: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (2002). Signs of life: The growth of biotechnology centers in the U.S Washington D.C.: The Brookings Institution, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (2001). High Tech Specialization: A Comparison of High Technology Centers Washington D.C.: The Brookings Institution, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (2000). The Ecology of the Silicon Forest Portland, OR: Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University
Conference or Workshop Item
Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (14 June 2013). Towards a coherent theory of the political economy of secondary capital regions: a literature review and a research agenda (Unpublished). In: 9th Transatlantic Dialogue-Rebuilding Capacities for Urban Governance. Baltimore, MD. 12.-15.6.2013.
Haisch, Tina; Mayer, Heike; Sager, Fritz (October 2012). Evolution of capital cities economies: Towards a knowledge intensive and thus more resilient economy (Unpublished). In: RSA Research Network Seminar "Four years on: how have capital cities dealt with the crisis". Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, Kiev. 26.10.2012.
Harpel, Ellen; Mayer, Heike; Hackler, Darrene (2007). Identifying Sources of Economic Growth. In: 2007 APA (American Planning Association) National Conference. Amercian Planning Association
Mayer, Heike (2007). Economic Trends and Location Patterns for Women High-Tech Entrepreneurs. In: Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference (pp. 298-312). Babson College
Mayer, Heike (2003). Corporate Restructuring and the Creation of the Innovation Milieu: The case of a second-tier high technology region (Unpublished). In: Clusters, Industrial Districts and Firms: the Challenge of Globalization. Conference in honour of Professor Sebastiano Brusco. Modena, Italy. 12.-13.09.2003.
Working Paper
Mayer, Heike; Leick, Birgit (November 2018). Entrepreneurship and ageing: Exploring an economic geography perspective (Submitted) (CRED Research Paper 22). Bern: Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED)
Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Eriksson, Rikard; Mayer, Heike (2017). Entrepreneurship in the periphery: The role of pre-entry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms (CRED Research Paper 14). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Bürcher, Sandra; Habersetzer, Antoine Jean; Mayer, Heike (2015). Entrepreneurship in Peripheral Regions: A Relational Perspective (CRED Research Paper 6). Bern: Centre for Regional Economic Develompment, University of Bern
Haisch, Tina; Jakob, Florian; Mayer, Heike (2014). Actor specific resilience in resource-dependent communities: Shock perception and adaptive strategies of different actors in Grindelwald (CRED-Bericht 2). Center for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern
Mayer, Heike (2006). Completing the Puzzle: Creating a High-Tech and Life Science Economy in Kansas City Washington: The Brookings Institution
Mayer, Heike (2005). The Homeland Security Industry and its Impact on the Arlington, Virginia, Economy Arlington: Arlington Economic Development
Mayer, Heike (2004). Fostering Emerging Technology Sectors in Arlington County: An Economic Development Strategy for Knowledge Creation and Innovation Arlington: Arlington Economic Development
Mayer, Heike (8 December 2003). Over the Horizon - Targeted Technology Industry Study: Arlington County. Preliminary Assessment Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mayer, Heike (July 2003). Cluster Monitor: A Guide for Analyzing Industry Clusters in the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Region Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (February 2000). Spin-offs, Startups and Fast Growth Firms in the Portland Regional Economy (Regional Connections Project 3). Portland, OR: Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland University
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (February 2000). Portland’s Knowledge-Based Economy (Regional Connections Project). Portland, OR: Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University
Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (October 1999). Overview of the Silicon Forest (Regional Connections Project 1). Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University
Other
Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul L. (2009). Small Town Sustainability: Prospects for Collaboration in a Global Age.
Mayer, Heike (December 2005). Arlington County: A Leader in Technology-Based Economic Development. Austrian Embassy's Office of Science and Technology
Professional Activities and Services
Membership and Outreach Activities
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Since 2018 | Member of the editorial board of International Journal of Community Well-Being |
Since 2018 | Section editor “Economic Geography” for Geography Compass |
Since 2017 | Member of the editorial board of the journal Geography Compass (Economic Geography) |
Since 2014 | Member of the editorial boards of the journals Erdkunde und Competitiveness Review |
Since 2013 | Representative of the university research centers in the Senate, University of Bern |
2012 - 2015 |
Member, Swiss Federal Commission for Urban and Regional Planning (Rat für Raumordnung; appointed by the Bundesrat) |
Since 2011 | Board member of the Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern |
Since 2009 | Member of the Editorial Board, Economic Development Quarterly |
2009 - 2014 |
ERASMUS-Coordinator at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern |
2011 - 2014 |
Professor (Betreuungsdozierende) for the Swiss Study Foundation (Schweizer Studienstiftung) |
2010 - 2013 | Board Member of the Swiss Association for Spatial Planning and Regional Policy Studies (ROREP) |
2007 |
Member of the Academic Advisory Board for 2007 National conference of The Competitiveness Institute; Member of the organizing committee of Academic Summit |
2005 - 2007 | Organizer of the New Metropolis Lectures, Virginia Tech, Alexandria Campus, USA |
2005 - 2008 |
Chair & Committee member for the Student Paper Competiton of the American Planning Association (Economic Development Division) |
Reviewer for:
- National Science Foundation, Geography and Regional Science Unit
- Taylor & Francis
- Routledge
- Journal of the American Planning Association
- Journal of Urban Affairs
- Cities
- Canadian Journal of Regional Science
- Administration & Society
- Economic Development Quarterly
- Research Policy
- Progress in Planning
- State and Local Government Review
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice