Hybrid forms of urban production through digitalisation? Trends and cases from North Rhine-Westphalia Authors Hans-Christian Busch Universität zu Köln, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographisches InstitutKöln, Deutschland Caroline Mühl Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Geographisches InstitutAachen, Deutschland Martina Fuchs Universität zu Köln, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographisches InstitutKöln, Deutschland Martina Fromhold-Eisebith Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Geographisches InstitutAachen, Deutschland DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rara-2020-0013 Keywords: Urban production, Digital transformation, Hybrid production, Problem-solving cycle, North Rhine-Westphalia Abstract Building on current debates on digitalisation and spatial development processes, this paper aims to explore to what extent digitally enhanced production technologies, such as Industry 4.0, enable the emergence of new forms of urban production. Based on theoretical and conceptual considerations, empirical insights are derived from 41 interviews conducted with experts in eight industrial cities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The results indicate that the commercial application of new digital production technologies instigates novel forms of hybrid digital urban manufacturing which change patterns of previous value creation. The paper develops a more precise understanding of these value creation processes and the locational embeddedness of hybrid digital urban manufacturing. Downloads Download data is not yet available. References Adam, H. (2001): Reale Orte in digitalen Netzen. In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung 59, 2-3, 166-172. doi: 10.1007/BF03184351 Bathelt, H.; Glückler, J. (2018): Relational Research Design in Economic Geography. In: Clark, G. L.; Feldman, M. P.; Gertler, M. S.; Wójcik, D. (Hrsg.): The New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. 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