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The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in the cultural economy sector in the analysis of the `creative capital of cities'. Kratke develops a transdisciplinary approach to the analysis of creativity and knowledge generation in an urban context by combining perspectives of economic geography, regional research, and socio-cultural urban studies. Providing deep insights backed up by rigorous empirical analysis, The Creative Capital of Cities reveals the complex relational dimensions of creativity while offering an alternate path to the assessment of urban economic success.
"The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in thecultural economy sector in the analysis of the 'creative capital of cities'. Krèatke develops a transdisciplinary approach to the analysis of creativity and knowledge generation in an urban context by combining perspectives of economic geography, regional research, and socio-cultural urban studies. Providing deep insights backed up by rigorous empirical analysis, The Creative Capital of Cities reveals the complex relational dimensions of creativity while offering an alternate path to the assessment of urban economic success"--Provided by publisher.
This book challenges the new urban growth concepts of the creative class and creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. - Critiques Richard Florida's popular books about cities and the creative class
- Presents an alternative approach based on analyses of empirical research data concerning the German urban system and the case study regions, Hanover and Berlin
- Underscores that the culture industry takes a leading role in conforming with neoliberal conceptions of labor markets
Provided by publisher.
The Creative Capital of Cities : Interactive Knowledge Creation and the Urbanization Economies of Innovation General
| ISBN | 9781444336221 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Blackwell Pub |
| Pages | 249 |
| List Price | $39.95 |
| Author | Kratke, Stefan |
| Publication Date | 10/07/2011 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 9 Inches (US)Width: 6 Inches (US)Thickness: 0.5 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.86 Pounds (US) |
| Series | Studies in Urban and Social Change |
The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in the cultural economy sector in the analysis of the `creative capital of cities'. Kratke develops a transdisciplinary approach to the analysis of creativity and knowledge generation in an urban context by combining perspectives of economic geography, regional research, and socio-cultural urban studies. Providing deep insights backed up by rigorous empirical analysis, The Creative Capital of Cities reveals the complex relational dimensions of creativity while offering an alternate path to the assessment of urban economic success.
"The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in thecultural economy sector in the analysis of the 'creative capital of cities'. Krèatke develops a transdisciplinary approach to the analysis of creativity and knowledge generation in an urban context by combining perspectives of economic geography, regional research, and socio-cultural urban studies. Providing deep insights backed up by rigorous empirical analysis, The Creative Capital of Cities reveals the complex relational dimensions of creativity while offering an alternate path to the assessment of urban economic success"--Provided by publisher.
This book challenges the new urban growth concepts of the creative class and creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. - Critiques Richard Florida's popular books about cities and the creative class
- Presents an alternative approach based on analyses of empirical research data concerning the German urban system and the case study regions, Hanover and Berlin
- Underscores that the culture industry takes a leading role in conforming with neoliberal conceptions of labor markets
Provided by publisher.
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