Emoting with their feet: Bohemian attraction to creative milieu

Wojan, Timothy R.; Lambert, Dayton M.; McGranahan, David A.

doi:10.1093/jeg/lbm029

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“…Indeed the bohemians are essentially posited as a quality of place factor in their own right; that is, one which is attractive to the much wider creative class in general, which does not necessarily imply a complete commonality of values and beliefs. 4 Furthermore, the ingenious study by Wojan et al (2007) did find evidence for a positive "artistic milieu" effect upon regional growth outcomes; these authors attempt to avoid the potential bohemianslead-to-growth, growth-leads-to-bohemians circularity by controlling for both supply and demand-side factors for artists, and in turn using the residuals from this model (i.e. unexplained variations in the presence of bohemians) to predict economic growth.…”

Section: Creativity Class and The Economic Mainstreammentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The idea therefore is that bohemians seek the opportunity to experience a diversity of impressions, and are thereby themselves indicators of a tolerant and open environment (it may be recalled from previous sections that this view has been critiqued as revealing a somewhat simplistic understanding of the locational choices of arts-and culture-based employment; e.g. Markusen 2006;Wojan et al 2007). Finally, to these indicators have been added those of Public Provision and Unemployment (Social Cohesion) in order to reflect the European context of our research.…”

Section: Mapping the Creative Class In England And Walesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our first research question was concerned with mapping the size and distribution of the creative (2006) and Wojan et al (2007) suggest the need to investigate the subtleties of bohemian and creative class distribution at the sub-metropolitan (or even neighborhood) level. Attention was focused upon how variations in quality of place are related to the location of the creative class.…”

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“…As Wojan et al (2007) describe, theorizing on how local environments influence economic outcomes has a long and rich history, the two dominant views of which may be traced back to Marshall (1920) -agglomerations, industry/firm-focusedand Jacobs (1961, 1969 focusing on variety and people. Traditional theories of economic growth and development tended to emphasize the role of natural resources and physical assets.…”

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The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

Clifton

2008

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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. Richard Florida argues that regional economic outcomes are tied to the underlying conditions that facilitate creativity and diversity. Thus the Creative Class thesis suggests that the ability to attract creativity and to be open to diverse groups of people of different ethnic, racial and lifestyle groups provides distinct advantages to regions in generating innovations, growing and attracting high‐technology industries, and spurring economic growth. In this paper we investigate the extent to which there might be similar processes concerning the relationship between creativity, human capital, and high‐technology industries at work in the UK as in North America. The approach taken is broadly sympathetic to the Creative Class thesis; critical perspectives and reservations from the literature are introduced as appropriate research is focused around the three principal research questions: Where is the creative class located in the UK? What is the impact of quality of place upon this dispersion? What is the connection between the location of the creative class and inequalities in technical and economic outcomes within the UK? To this end, the creative class and its subgroups are defined and identified. We then construct quality of place indicators relating to tolerance, diversity, creativity and cultural opportunity. To these are added measures of public provision and social cohesion. Data are analysed by means of correlations and regression. In general we find that, although the distribution of the creative class is uneven and complex, our results are consistent with the findings of the North American research with the notable exception of technology‐based employment growth. Finally, priorities for further research are discussed. The need to further investigate causality, variations within the creative class itself, and the potential role of qualitative data in this are highlighted, as is the potential fate of “non‐creative” workers and places.

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2008

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“…While Florida focuses on metropolitan areas Wojan, Lambert and McGranahan (2007b) and Wojan, Lambert and McGranahan (2007a) could show that the concentration of artists and creative professions in rural areas is related to natural amenities, population density, young and educated population as well as a strong creative milieu (cf. Wojan et al, 2007aWojan et al, , 2007b.…”

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Creative class vs. individual creativity: a multi-level approach to the geography of creativity

Alfken¹

2017

Geographies of Growth

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu hypotheses. Individual characteristics turn out to be the most significant differences, followed by characteristics at the industry level. Regional factors are less important, but urbanity and the share of bohemians are significant predictors. However, the location of creative class can be explained more precisely by their level of human capital and the location of the industries they are working in. Terms of use: Documents in

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Spatial–temporal dynamics and determinants of creative class concentration—A study on urban agglomerations in China

Cui

Hei

Nijkamp

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Population Space and Place

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The knowledge spillover effects and the uneven spatial distribution of the creative class have attracted much attention from academia and politicians. Our study provides a comparative quantitative analysis of the spatial–temporal evolution and determinants of creative class concentration in three Chinese agglomerations: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta, based on the panel data of 2011, 2012, and 2016 at the city level. It is found that the concentration of the creative class in the three above‐mentioned urban agglomerations in China has clear place‐specific differences. Results from the 2SLS regressions show that social tolerance is significantly and positively correlated with the creative class, but has no effect on the distribution of human capital in the three urban agglomerations. The level of economic development and also the degree of living convenience appear to be the main factors influencing the relative density of creative class (RDCC), while industry structure, university and Hukou all have positive effects on the RDCC in the three urban agglomerations. Moreover, the relative importance of the determinants varies according to the creative occupations. For major creative occupations, they are more inclined to concentrate in cities with high social tolerance, optimal industrial structure, high Hukou availability and qualified universities. For finance and health care occupations, cities with a comfortable climate are more attractive to them; while for management groups, cities with optimal industrial structure, high Hukou availability and adequate educational services are more attractive to them.

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Emoting with their feet: Bohemian attraction to creative milieu

Cited by 136 publications

References 26 publications

The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

Creative class vs. individual creativity: a multi-level approach to the geography of creativity

Spatial–temporal dynamics and determinants of creative class concentration—A study on urban agglomerations in China

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