Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters
The author focuses on how urban policies and the clustering of creative industries has influenced urban outcomes. The set of creative industries include those with output protectable under some form of intellectual property law. More specifically, this sub-sector encompasses software, multimedia, vi...
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okr-10986-88632021-04-23T14:02:42Z Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters Wu, Weiping ADAPTATION ADVERTISING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS PLANS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CITIES COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE E-COMMERCE EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURES GENETICS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INTERMEDIARIES INTERVENTION INVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE WORKERS LABORATORIES LEARNING LIFESTYLES LIVING CONDITIONS MANAGERS MARKETING MEDIA MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICINE NATIONAL SECURITY NEGOTIATIONS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIP POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL CLOUT PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH PROJECTS SCHOOLS SCIENTISTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIALIZATION SOFTWARE COMPANIES SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING WALKING WORKING ENVIRONMENT ZONING The author focuses on how urban policies and the clustering of creative industries has influenced urban outcomes. The set of creative industries include those with output protectable under some form of intellectual property law. More specifically, this sub-sector encompasses software, multimedia, video games, industrial design, fashion, publishing, and research and development. The cities that form the basis for the empirical investigations are those where policy-induced transitions have been most evident, including Boston; San Francisco; San Diego; Seattle; Austin; Washington, D.C.; Dublin (Ireland); Hong Kong (China); and Bangalore (India). The key research questions are: 1) What types of cities are creative? 2) What locational factors are essential? 3) What are the common urban policy initiatives used by creative cities? The author explores the importance of the external environment for innovation and places it in the larger context of national innovation systems. Based on a study of development in Boston and San Diego, he isolates the factors and policies that have contributed to the local clustering of particular creative industries. In both cities, universities have played a major role in catalyzing the local economy by generating cutting-edge research findings, proactively collaborating with industries, and supplying the needed human capital. In addition, these two cities benefited from the existence of anchor firms and active industry associations that promoted fruitful university-industry links. Many cities in East Asia are aspiring to become the creative hubs of the region. But their investments tend to be heavily biased toward infrastructure provision. Although this is necessary, the heavy emphasis on hardware can lead to underinvestment in developing the talents and skills needed for the emergence of creative industries in these cities. 2012-06-22T20:22:06Z 2012-06-22T20:22:06Z 2005-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5638441/dynamic-cities-creative-clusters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8863 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3509 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ADAPTATION ADVERTISING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS PLANS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CITIES COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE E-COMMERCE EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURES GENETICS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INTERMEDIARIES INTERVENTION INVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE WORKERS LABORATORIES LEARNING LIFESTYLES LIVING CONDITIONS MANAGERS MARKETING MEDIA MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICINE NATIONAL SECURITY NEGOTIATIONS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIP POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL CLOUT PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH PROJECTS SCHOOLS SCIENTISTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIALIZATION SOFTWARE COMPANIES SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING WALKING WORKING ENVIRONMENT ZONING Wu, Weiping Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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The author focuses on how urban policies and the clustering of creative industries has influenced urban outcomes. The set of creative industries include those with output protectable under some form of intellectual property law. More specifically, this sub-sector encompasses software, multimedia, video games, industrial design, fashion, publishing, and research and development. The cities that form the basis for the empirical investigations are those where policy-induced transitions have been most evident, including Boston; San Francisco; San Diego; Seattle; Austin; Washington, D.C.; Dublin (Ireland); Hong Kong (China); and Bangalore (India). The key research questions are: 1) What types of cities are creative? 2) What locational factors are essential? 3) What are the common urban policy initiatives used by creative cities? The author explores the importance of the external environment for innovation and places it in the larger context of national innovation systems. Based on a study of development in Boston and San Diego, he isolates the factors and policies that have contributed to the local clustering of particular creative industries. In both cities, universities have played a major role in catalyzing the local economy by generating cutting-edge research findings, proactively collaborating with industries, and supplying the needed human capital. In addition, these two cities benefited from the existence of anchor firms and active industry associations that promoted fruitful university-industry links. Many cities in East Asia are aspiring to become the creative hubs of the region. But their investments tend to be heavily biased toward infrastructure provision. Although this is necessary, the heavy emphasis on hardware can lead to underinvestment in developing the talents and skills needed for the emergence of creative industries in these cities. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Wu, Weiping |
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Wu, Weiping |
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Wu, Weiping |
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters |
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dynamic cities and creative clusters |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5638441/dynamic-cities-creative-clusters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8863 |
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