As a scholarly field, economic development is a theoretical exploration with very real implications for place. As a practice, economic development is an essential component of local policy and governing and a perceived driver of success and vitality for cities and regions alike. The notable...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition: Uncreative Destruction -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. ART, CULTURE, AND NEW YORK CITY -- Chapter 2. HOW IT ALL BEGAN: From the Rise of the Factory to the Rise of Bling -- Chapter 3. BECOMING CREATIVE -- Chapter 4. THE...

This paper empirically tests the extent to which economic restructuring and gentrification affect viability and vulnerability businesses, with specific focus on arts and cultural industries in West Chelsea from 2000 through 2012. Based on the theoretical framework, gentrification stage model and...

Analysing census and industry data at the metro and neighbourhood levels, this paper seeks to identify the location characteristics associated with artistic clusters and determine how these characteristics vary across different places. We find that the arts cannot be taken overall as an urban...

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the ‘creative city’ became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...

The US fashion industry is a useful lens through which to view the transformation of the country's urban economic systems. Initially an industrial vanguard, fashion has evolved into a more design-oriented sector and a central part of the 'cognitive-cultural economy'. Fashion is also a clear...