Prof. Dr. Heike Mayer

2019

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

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

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

2018

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)

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; Sager, Fritz; Kaufmann, David; Warland, Martin (2018). The political economy of capital cities. Regions and cities: Vol. 120. London: Routledge

Knox, Paul; Mayer, Heike (2018). Small town revival in the age of globalisation. Free Market News(26 May), p. 26.

Mayer, Heike; Meili, Rahel (2018). Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Kleinstädten. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung, 6(8), pp. 28-37. Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung

2017

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

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; 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 (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). 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

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

2016

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

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; 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

2015

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)

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

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

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

Meili, Rahel; Mayer, Heike (2015). Zuwanderung und Unternehmensgründungen in peripheren Berggebieten in der Schweiz. Geographische Rundschau, 67(9), pp. 42-48. Westermann

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

2014

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

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

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 (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 (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

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; 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

2013

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.

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.

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

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 (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

2012

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.

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; 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

Mayer, Heike (2012). Entrepreneurial community in Kansas City: From fragmented to collaborative? 39. Kansas City: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

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

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

2011

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). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions. Cheltenham: Elgar

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 (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

Mayer, Heike (2011). Wirtschaft und Raumentwicklung bedingen sich gegenseitig. Forum Raumentwicklung - Informationsheft Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung ARE(3), pp. 6-8. Bern: ARE

2010

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

2009

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

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

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; Knox, Paul L. (2009). Small Town Sustainability: Prospects for Collaboration in a Global Age.

2008

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 (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

2007

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 (2007). A Review of State R&D Investment Funds: Ten Case Studies The Pew Center on the States & The National Governors Association

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)

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 (2007). Universities Can No Longer Be Called Mere Ivory Towers. Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2007(28.08.2007)

2006

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 (2006). Completing the Puzzle: Creating a High-Tech and Life Science Economy in Kansas City Washington: The Brookings Institution

Mayer, Heike; Knox, Paul L. (2006). Can The U.S. Learn From The Slow City Movement? Planetizen, 23.10.2006

2005

Mayer, Heike (4 December 2005). The Matriarch Economy. The Oregonian, 04.12.2005 Oregon Live LLC

Mayer, Heike (December 2005). Arlington County: A Leader in Technology-Based Economic Development. Austrian Embassy's Office of Science and Technology

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 (2005). The Homeland Security Industry and its Impact on the Arlington, Virginia, Economy Arlington: Arlington Economic Development

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

2004

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

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 (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

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

2003

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 (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.

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

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.

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

2002

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

2001

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

2000

Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (2000). The Ecology of the Silicon Forest Portland, OR: Institute for 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

1999

Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (October 1999). Overview of the Silicon Forest (Regional Connections Project 1). Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University