The notion of creative clusters has become the focus of a growing number of policy
initiatives aimed at revitalizing economies by means of creativity. However, despite their …

Following the hype that has been given to culture and creativity as triggers and enhancers of
local economic performance in the last 20 years, this work originally contributes to the …

The aim of this paper is to provide basic stylized facts about the spatial patterns of location
and co‐location of clusters of creative industries in Europe. The research proposes a novel …

Studies of creativity in urban China are heavily confined at the interurban level and have
been criticized for unclear spatial mechanisms and missing local context. This study …

The role of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in fostering innovation and growth in
the wider economy has been much debated, beginning with Bakhshi et al.(2008) seminal …

The importance of culture, history, religion, and identity in the potential of any territory to
develop is now generally accepted. Place and culture are indeed persistently intertwined …

In recent years, the study of creativity has shifted from analysis of culture as an end in itself to
one of economic enhancement, and its capability to generate wealth and promote economic …

This paper compares the total impact of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) on per capita
income of countries, regions and municipalities. We estimate the total effects of CCIs in 78 …

This work analyses the economic impact of the creative industry in the European Union. The
paper quantifies the direct and indirect impacts of the creative industry, concluding that they …

The book explores the relationship between cultural heritage and local economic
development by introducing the original idea that one possible mediator between the two …