Cultural Ecosystem of Creative Place: Creative Class, Creative Networks and Participation in Culture

Abstract

<jats:p>The scope of this paper is to conceptualise a data-based research framework for the role of creative networks in cultural exchange. Participation in culture measured as audience per 1000 residents and expenditures on culture-related activities were analysed in relation to such territorial assets as accessibility to creative infrastructure, the economic status of residents, the governance networks of civil society, and cultural capital. The results indicate how accessibility, governance networks, and cultural capital contribute to participation measured via audience indicators while a low poverty rate has explanatory value with respect to expenditures on culture.</jats:p>

Joining the Dots—Understanding the Value Generation of Creative Networks for Sustainability in Local Creative Ecosystems

“…Despite the growth in the number and scale of creative network organisations over the past 10 to 20 years, there is a significant gap in both academic and policy analysis and understanding. Research into the nature of creative networks [36][37][38][39], frameworks for analyzing these [40,41] as well as spill-over effects [42,43] point to the need to advance our understanding of how creative networks function and create value for the creative industries. This research maps the similarities and differences among UK creative networks and uses value network analysis based on the quadruple helix model to explore how creative networks generate added value.…”