Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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This book analyses the economic development of cities from the 'cultural economy' and 'creative industry' perspectives, examining and differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. The authors argue that although they are normally conflated, the first is largely subsidized while the second is highly entrepreneurial hence they actually make very different kinds of contribution to a city's character, attractiveness and competitiveness. Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development also examines the nature of agglomeration economies, drawing on evidence from two types of clustering activity based in the cultural economy. The first type is exemplified in the chapter analysing the long-established Florentine art restoration cluster beside the Arno that exports its services globally to other art cities such as Kyoto. The second type is denoted by creative industry clusters such as new media, film-making and music in a variety of city contexts. The book concludes with an invaluable review and mapping of these developments in relation to their contributions to the city economies, labour markets and societies in which they operate.The book will appeal to academics and scholars of urban and regional studies and cultural economics. Policymakers and others involved in the creative industries and the cultural economy will also find much to engage them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-12-21
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Horizons in Regional Science series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781847202680

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Edited by Philip Cooke, formerly University Research Professor in Regional Development and Director, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK and Luciana Lazzeretti, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Management, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy

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'An extremely interesting package of ideas that is a pleasure to read, both for those who are new to the topic and those who are looking for new insights concerning the role of culture in local economic development.'

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Contents:Preface Creative Cities: An IntroductionPhilip Cooke and Luciana LazzerettiPART I: CULTURAL DISTRICTS, CULTURAL CLUSTERS AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT1. Culture, Clusters, Districts and Quarters: Some Reflections on the Scale QuestionPhilip Cooke2. Cultural Resources and Regional Development: The Case of the Cultural Legacy of Watchmaking Leïla Kebir and Olivier Crevoisier3. Cultural Clusters and Districts: The State of the ArtTommaso Cinti4. The Cultural Districtualization ModelLuciana Lazzeretti5. Collective Trademarks and Cultural Districts: The Case of San Gregorio Armeno, NaplesTiziana Cuccia, Massimo Marrelli and Walter Santagata6. Fixed Book Pricing in Spain: A Debate between Economic Efficiency and Cultural DiversityMaria Luisa Palma Martos and Luís Palma Martos7. Why do Cultural Industries Cluster? Localization, Urbanization, Products and ProjectsMark Lorenzen and Lars FrederiksenPART II: KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT8. Creativity, Innovation and Territorial Agglomeration in Cultural Activities: The Roots of the Creative CityPedro Costa9. Knowledge Externalities and Networks of Cities in the Creative MetropolisJoan Trullén and Rafael Boix10. The Management of ‘Events’ in the Veneto Performing Music Cluster: Bridging Latent Networks and Permanent OrganizationsFiorenza Belussi and Silvia Rita Sedita11. Creative Clusters and Governance: The Dominance of the Hollywood Film ClusterLisa De Propris and Laura Hypponen12. The Creative City: A Matter of ValuesRichard Smith and Katie Warfield13. Evolving Singapore: The Creative CityHing Ai Yun14. Mapping and Analysing Creative Systems in Italy (1991–2001)Francesco CaponeIndex