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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different academic office environments in supporting collaboration and privacy. Design/methodology/approach -The approach takes the form of case studies involving post-occupancy questionnaire surveys of academic occupants. Findings -The combi-office design was found to be associated with higher levels of occupant satisfaction than the open-plan office design, with respect to support for collaboration and privacy.Research limitations/implications -The findings highlight the importance of understanding user requirements and the role of office space as a cognitive resource. Practical implications -Designers should consider the default location of occupants when designing academic and other creative workspaces. Social implications -Academic creativity and innovation are seen to be important for society. However, there needs to be a better understanding of how to support this through workspace design. Originality/value -This study contributes to the small but growing body of research on academic office design and creative workspaces in general.

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In assessing the economic impact of a cultural event or attraction, the number of visits caused by the event or attraction is the pivotal variable. In the instance of many visitors, the causal impact is neither absent nor complete, but partial. The authors develop a method of assessing directly the aggregate causal impact of a cultural event or attraction and apply this in four case studies of culture in market towns. There emerges a pattern in the way economic impact comes about.

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