From the new economy to creative city

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Abstract

What is new when it comes to the relations between the new economy and new industrial districts (cultural or creative clusters)? A number of approaches to urban economy have been raised with regard to this theme in recent academic discourse. Debate continues around issues such as the “enhanced” or “diminished” role of geography, new classical economic geographical approaches vs. knowledge-based theories, and the presence of economic motivations in forms of organizational or institutional behaviors vs. the elimination mechanism by the individual preference for locations termed urban amenities. While much has been achieved with respect to these inquiries, this chapter argues that creative industry districts are an issue that should be investigated within the framework of local-regional-international economic systems and local urban sociocultural contexts. The embeddedness of economy in social networks is also a key factor. As a result, it is essential to link “the new economy” with “the creative city” on a theoretical level. This chapter seeks to interpret several related notions, including “creative industries,” “clusters,” “cluster networks,” and “creative cities.”.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages5-42
Number of pages38
Edition9783319019758
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
Number9783319019758
ISSN (Print)1879-7180
ISSN (Electronic)1879-7199

Keywords

  • Creative cities
  • Creative clusters
  • Creative industries
  • Social networks

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