<i>‘By analysing the genesis of a large variety of concepts at the cross yard of creativity and space – such as city-regions, creative metropolitan areas, creative digital ecosystems – the book provides a rich collection of chapters dealing with the positive and negative side of creativity in space. The book delves into new interesting topics like the rise of creative regions in BRIC countries and the AI-powered creativity.’</i>

- Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, President of ERSA,

This pioneering Handbook brings together experts from a broad array of disciplines to explore creative regions worldwide. Pairing theoretical and practical insights, it presents an integrated and multidimensional account of the creative region, addressing major issues surrounding the concept and proposing a future research agenda.



Through global analyses and case studies from both developing and developed regions, this Handbook studies the origins of the concept of creative regions in scientific literature and policymaking, shedding light on the global geographies of creativity from metropolitan regions to the rural-urban divide. It also examines the positive and adverse effects of creativity on the well-being and the economy of regions, as well as the technological and social dimensions of creative geographies, including the role of artificial intelligence.



This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars of regional economics and regional studies, economic geography and cultural economics. It also provides insightful strategies for regional policymakers, urban planners, economic developers and cultural and creative managers.

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This pioneering Handbook brings together experts from a broad array of disciplines to explore creative regions worldwide. Pairing theoretical and practical insights, it presents an integrated and multidimensional account of the creative region, addressing major issues surrounding the concept and proposing a future research agenda.
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Contents 1 Introduction: creative regions in the 21st century 1 Rafael Boix-Domènech and Luciana Lazzeretti 2 In search of the creative grail: methodological issues to understand what creativity is, how to measure it and how to use it in policy strategies for creative regions 22 Pau Rausell-Köster 3 A worldwide geography of creative regions 43 Rafael Boix 4 Creative regions in the European Union 70 Andrea Gallelli 5 Creative regions in China: trends and issues 90 Qianni Feng, Chuan Li and Jing Wang 6 Creative ties: the global network of local innovation 111 Ernest Miguelez, Julio Raffo, Christian Chacua, Massimiliano Coda- Zabetta, Deyun Yin, Francesco Lissoni and Gianluca Tarasconi 7 Creative megaregions in the world 143 Vittorio Galletto, Joan Marull López, Joan Trullén Thomas and Rafael Boix-Domènech 8 Creative Industries mapping via creative intensity perspective: the case of Brazil 158 Leandro Valiati, Gustavo Möller and Camila Cauzzi 9 The economic effect of CCIs: in search of global creative regions 173 Fernando Álvarez-Teresa 10 The role of cultural and creative industries in promoting regional well- being 195 Jordi Sanjuán 11 Exploring artificial intelligence in creative regions:. a literature review 213 Luciana Lazzeretti, Stefania Oliva and Niccolò Innocenti 12 Path dependence and creative industries 229 Jue Peng and Robert Hassink 13 The transition of a territorial to a digital-based ecosystem driven by creativity: Florianópolis – from magic island to silicon island 247 Dinorá Eliete Floriani Beatrice Ma Zanellato Fonseca Mayer and Silvio Luis de Vasconcellos 14 Defining different contexts for women entrepreneurs in creative and high- tech sectors of high-income countries 268 Blanca de-Miguel-Molina and María de-Miguel-Molina 15 Questionable relations: on financial violator ‘assemblages’ in the global economy 290 Philip Cooke 16 Creative regions in digital worlds: an empirical analysis of creative design in video games creation 306 Alessandro Muscio and Michele Rinaldi 17 Leveraging technological change to renew creative regions: the case of Montreal 322 Etienne Capron, Patrick Cohendet and Laurent Simon 18 The creative region of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona 336 Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod, Eva Coll-Martínez, Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway 19 Creative clusters and sparse spaces: Manchester’s creative industries and the geographies of deprivation and prosperity 360 Bruce S. Tether 20 The promotion of audiovisual creation in Latin America 400 Alejandra Luzardo 21 Do not frighten the creatives: mass shootings and employment in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector in the United States 421 Carlos Gayán-Navarro and Marcos Sanso-Navarro
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781035317875
Publisert
2025-12-09
Utgiver
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
458

Om bidragsyterne

Edited by Rafael Boix-Domènech, Professor of Economic Structure, Department of Economic Structure, University of Valencia, Spain and Luciana Lazzeretti, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Management, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy