There has been much written on the new creative economy, but most work focuses on the so-called 'creative class, ' with lifestyle preferences that favor trendy new restaurants, mountain biking, and late night clubbing. This 'creative class, ' flagship cultural destinations, and other forms of commodity-driven cultural production, now occupy a relatively uncritical place in the revitalization schemes of most cities up and down the urban hierarchy. In contrast, this book focuses on small- to medium-size post-industrial cities ...
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There has been much written on the new creative economy, but most work focuses on the so-called 'creative class, ' with lifestyle preferences that favor trendy new restaurants, mountain biking, and late night clubbing. This 'creative class, ' flagship cultural destinations, and other forms of commodity-driven cultural production, now occupy a relatively uncritical place in the revitalization schemes of most cities up and down the urban hierarchy. In contrast, this book focuses on small- to medium-size post-industrial cities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that are trying to redress the effects of deindustrialization and economic decline through cultural economic regeneratio
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Add this copy of Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities: to cart. $247.76, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Ashgate Pub Co.
