Innovation District (ID) is a new urban planning concept that corresponds to contemporary changing work lives and life-styles. As appealing environments for creativity-inducing interactions, IDs are expected to attract talent and investments and to have a bearing on the urban economy.

IDs respond to the economic imperative to create spaces of innovation that bring together scientists, innovative start-up teams, agile corporate units, business incubation, and spaces for interaction in close proximity. Leading-edge activities are facilitated by housing, services, and efficient transport.

IDs can serve as hotspots for sustainable urban development. IDs are in place and emerging in cities worldwide, adapted to local economic, institutional, and built environments.