Creative Community Spaces : Spaces That Are Transforming Cities into Innovation Hubs
Communities of entrepreneurs are creating positive impacts on local economies. When they establish new businesses and innovate across industries, they bring about economic growth and employment. Entrepreneurs are generally drawn to cities because o...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/609151499428251887/Creative-community-spaces-spaces-that-are-transforming-cities-into-innovation-hubs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28329 |
| Summary: | Communities of entrepreneurs are
creating positive impacts on local economies. When they
establish new businesses and innovate across industries,
they bring about economic growth and employment.
Entrepreneurs are generally drawn to cities because of their
available resources and networks, specifically access to
knowledge and sector-specific needs, and the exchange of
information that occurs when an entrepreneurial community is
brought together. Central to these ecosystems are creative
community spaces (CCSs)—a range of physical spaces that
enable innovation by creating a convening point for a
community of entrepreneurs and start-ups. CCSs serve to
anchor entrepreneurial communities and influence the urban
economic and physical landscape.This report showcases a
selection of 13 CCSs around the world that contribute to
building a community that is sustainable and entrepreneurial
and/or is helping advance an industry-specific or sectoral
community. This report’s only intent is to showcase
inspiring examples and models being implemented in diverse
environments across the world. The authors hope this will
help catalyze a conversation about the role of creative
spaces in urban ecosystem development and provide policy
makers as well as city innovation practitioners and private
investors a better understanding of these spaces and how to
leverage them effectively. |
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