Creative cities, cultural clusters and local economic development
Published:
c2008
Publisher:
Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK
Analyses the economic development of cities from the 'cultural economy' and 'creative industry' perspectives, differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. This book examines the nature of agglomeration...
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Analyses the economic development of cities from the 'cultural economy' and 'creative industry' perspectives, differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. This book examines the nature of agglomeration economies drawing on evidence from two types of clustering activity based in the cultural economy
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Creative cities: an introduction; PART I Cultural Districts, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development; 1. Culture, clusters, districts and quarters: some reflections on the scale question; 2. Cultural resources and regional development: the case of the cultural legacy of watchmaking; 3. Cultural clusters and districts: the state of the art; 4. The cultural districtualization model; 5. Collective trademarks and cultural districts: the case of San Gregorio Armeno, Naples
6. Fixed book pricing in Spain: a debate between economic efficiency and cultural diversity7. Why do cultural industries cluster? Localization, urbanization, products and projects; PART II Knowledge, Creative Industries and Local Economic Development; 8. Creativity, innovation and territorial agglomeration in cultural activities: the roots of the creative city; 9. Knowledge externalities and networks of cities in the creative metropolis; 10. The management of 'events' in the Veneto performing music cluster: bridging latent networks and permanent organizations
11. Creative clusters and governance: the dominance of the Hollywood film cluster12. The creative city: a matter of values; 13. Evolving Singapore: the creative city; 14. Mapping and analysing creative systems in Italy (1991-2001); Index