Editorial: Knowledge-based development of cities: a tribute to Richard V. Knight

Professor Richard V. Knight (17 Nov 1935 - 27 June 2017) needs no introduction to the audience of this journal. He is the person who coined the term ‘knowledge-based development of cities’—more popularly knowledge-based urban development (Yigitcanlar, 2010; Carrillo et al., 2014; Yigitcanlar & Bulu, 2015)—in his seminal article entitled ‘Knowledge-based development: policy and planning implications for cities’ (Knight, 1995). He defined knowledge-based urban development as “the transformation of knowledge resources into local development, which could provide a basis for sustainable development” (Knight, 1995, p. 225-226)