Purpose: This article presents research regarding “new craft”, an emerging and developing part of the local economy in many European cities. The term refers to types work between traditional manufacturing creative industries, more innovative individual than former tangible most latter. Approach: study was based on a literature review, interviews analysis case - post-industrial Praga district Wa...

We study decision-making by a regional authority (RA) that uses enterprise zones to attract members of the creative class---referred as entrepreneurs---to its region. The zones provide local public good (LPG)

The role of talent and creativity in economic development has been a subject of growing interest to social scientists. Human capital is observed both to be an important contributor to growth and to be unevenly distributed geographically. While there is consensus on the importance of human capital to economic development, debate takes shape around two central issues. First, there is the question...

The Knight Creative Communities Initiative (KCCI) was undertaken as part of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s interest in the development of social entrepreneurs to promote community transformation based on Richard Florida’s creative class theory to stimulate economic development. The focus of KCCI was sponsorship of the “Creative Community Leadership Seminar” in three regions in ord...

The counter-urbanization creative class has gradually become an important factor in the revitalization of rural China, driving steady and healthy development economy society. This article explores motivations practices counterurbanization coastal plain villages China to provide a reference for society other countries. Data from this study were obtained through qualitative research with partici...

The rapidly developing relationship between tourism and creativity, arguably heralds a ‘creative turn’ in tourism studies. Creativity has been employed to transform traditional cultural tourism, shifting from tangible heritage towards more intangible culture and greater involvement with the everyday life of the destination. The emergence of ‘creative tourism’ reflects the growing integration be...