以知識為導向的都市發展（Knowledge-Based Urban Development，後簡稱KBUD）被視為是推動都市永續發展的最佳範型，惟目前我國的相關研究成果相對缺乏，阻礙了我國推動KBUD的機會與潛能。在釐清KBUD的概念與意義演化，以及推動的成功要素以後，本研究首先將KBUD的分析架構，區分為知識資本、人力資本、環境資本，以及關係資本四大面向，並對四大面向分別建構評估細項。其次，本研究挑選推動KBUD有成的都市，即位於芬蘭的赫爾辛基、澳洲的墨爾本，與臺灣的新竹縣市進行比對，並據以得知我國新竹縣市於推動KBUD時之利與不利。經過對三個案例都市的比較分析，本研究發現，三個案例都市表現較為相似的項目，包含「跨國競爭力」、「教育學習」、「文化保存／包容」，以及「外部關係」。相對而言，我國的新竹地區在「內部關係」與「社會環境」有著較好的表現，而在「學研組織」與「創新能量」上，則仍有加強的空間。

Knowledge-Based Urban Development (KBUD) is regarded as the best model to promote sustainable urban development. Due to the lack of relevant research results, the opportunity and potential of promoting KBUD in our country are hindered. After clarifying the evolution of concept and meaning of KBUD and the success factors in promoting it, this study divides the analysis framework of KBUD into four aspects: knowledge capital, human capital, environmental capital, and relations capital, and constructs evaluation details for each of the four aspects respectively. We select cities that have successfully promoted KBUD, namely Helsinki in Finland and Melbourne in Australia, and compare them with Hsinchu County and City in Taiwan, and learn the advantages and disadvantages of Hsinchu County and City in promoting KBUD. After comparative analysis of the three case cities, this study found that the three case cities performed relatively similar in “transnational competitiveness”, “education and learning”, “cultural preservation/inclusiveness”, and “external relations”. Relatively speaking, Hsinchu has a better performance in “internal relations” and “social environment”, while there is still room for improvement in “academic research organization” and “innovative energy”.