ABSTRACT
In recent decades, the importance of creative cluster development has gained increasing recognition from national and regional governments. Governments have been investing in initiatives and urban development plans that aim to create or support localized creative industries.
Our understanding of creative clusters is expanded with this insightful volume, which looks at issues of governance, place-making and entrepreneurship. In addition to its theoretical contributions, the book also presents a rich range of international case studies, including, among others, an analysis of coworking spaces in Toronto, business park development in MediaCityUK and mediapark.brussels and public–private partnerships in Warsaw.
Creative Cluster Development will be valuable reading for advanced students, researchers and policymakers in urban planning, regional studies, economic geography, innovation studies and the creative and cultural industries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |18 pages
Introduction
part A|94 pages
Theoretical approaches to the creative cluster concept
part Section I|32 pages
Governing creative cluster development
chapter 3|16 pages
Creating an alternative governance model for creative clusters
part Section II|30 pages
Place-making and spaces for creative clusters
part Section III|30 pages
Entrepreneurship in and for creative clusters
part B|118 pages
Real-world case studies of creative cluster development
part Section IV|42 pages
Creative hubs and spaces in different contexts
chapter 9|15 pages
São Paulo’s creative hubs
chapter 10|12 pages
The fabric of creative cultures
part Section V|44 pages
Media park development and governance
chapter 11|13 pages
Building mediapark.brussels
chapter 13|16 pages
Media parks as vehicles of economic development and city branding
part Section VI|30 pages
Organisations for creative cluster development
chapter 14|12 pages
Informal governance as enabler of creative collaborations
chapter 15|16 pages
Place leadership for creative cluster development
part |12 pages
Conclusion
