This book has been in the making for many years, in part as a response to the frequently
asked question “What has fashion got to do with geography?” I have been exploring how …

Financial exclusion refers to those processes by which individuals and households face
difficulties in accessing financial services. Economic geography was an important catalyst in …

Debate about trade and culture has a long history, but the application of WTO rules to
cultural products such as films, radio, and books remains one of the most divisive issues in …

How do fashion designers design? How does design function within the industry? How can
design practices open up sustainable pathways for fashion's future? Designing Fashion's …

This paper explores the impact of digitally mediated communications technologies on the
fashion sector. It argues that material and virtual fashion worlds are perpetually intersecting …

When graffiti writing was transferred onto canvas for sale during the Manhattan art boom of
the 1980s, it was widely felt to have 'sold out'to the exploitative interests of the art …

The behaviour of oligopolistic firms is a source of considerable debate and concern, given
their market power and ability to shape the development of new markets. A key area of …

The paper addresses the abundant literature on the creative city that has been generated
following publication in 2002 of Richard Florida's work on the creative class. In particular, it …

Despite the globalizing nature of contemporary cultural artefacts, in many cases creativity
seems to be still very much grounded in local geographic, social and economic contexts. In …

Digital technologies increasingly transform traditional business models, value chains and
associated networks of emerging fashion designers in London. D-commerce becomes an …