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The development of knowledge-based economy and the industrial transformation of the information era are related to significant alterations in the structure of cities and regions. This article describes changes in the region of Mecklenburg-Pomerania related to its authorities’ policy which aims at developing the industry of advanced technologies. Activities in the regional scale are continued in the local scale. Changes in the functional and spatial structure of the city of Greifswald, resulting from economic transformation, are presented in detail.