Measuring Cultural and Creative Activities in European Cities: Challenges and Practical Problems with Existing Indices

Stano, Paweł Mirosław; Węziak‐Białowolska, Dorota

doi:10.1080/10400419.2017.1360066

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“…In this context, the literature on cities' design/dimensions is extensive and includes numerous conceptual models with different dimensions and indices/indicators to measure the performance of different city typologies, such as creative [11][12][13]24,[43][44][45][46][47], intelligent [1,3,16,[46][47][48][49], sustainable [50][51][52][53][54], creative and intelligent [55], and intelligent and sustainable [21,[56][57][58].…”

Section: Cities' Performancementioning

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Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

Rodrigues

Franco

2018

Sustainability

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Cities are essential vectors for economic and sustainable development worldwide, as a consequence of globalization and the recent economic, financial, social, and environmental crises. In this connection, urban creativity, intelligence, and sustainability are inseparable dimensions of those cities, since when they are in harmony with the networks from which they originate, they can be predictors of their improved performance. Therefore, this study aims to propose a conceptual and multidimensional model for cities that shows their implicit dimensions and general indicators so that their performance can be measured in a holistic way. This study also forms some implications for theory and practice. Finally, the conclusion shows the study’s contribution and limitations together with suggestions for future research.

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Section: Cities' Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

Rodrigues

Franco

2018

Sustainability

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“…Indicators of core cultural and creativity activity should be separated from those that measure the city background and social and economic achievements (Stano & Węziak-Białowolska, 2017). Creative cities should be driven by CCIs that rely on creative talent to boost development.…”

Section: Dimensions Of Cultural Statisticsmentioning

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Integrated Approach for Exploring Critical Elements That Affect Sustainable Development of Cultural and Creative Industries

Lin

2021

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are increasingly regarded as a means to cure economic stagnation and boost sustainable development; thus, they have become the focus of cultural, social, and economic policies. This study adopts a city governance perspective to explore topics that should be considered in CCIs development. We combine entropy weight and grey relational analysis into an evaluation indicator system that considers ambiguity and complexity. The results reveal the cities in the eastern region and offshore islands took more advantage of investment in cultural resources than cities in the western region. It indicates that local governments understand that the economic benefits of culture are not limited to certain CCIs but extend to the overall economy. Through stimulus policies, communities have been built and effectively revitalized regional economies. The developed method prioritizes the provision of cultural and creative resources to effectively improve resource–generating capacity of a city. This study provides suggestions for decision makers in cultural and creative sectors to help them overcome the gap in resource allocation between urban and rural areas.

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“…In an effort to be as thorough as possible, Table 1 provides an overview of the principal composite indicators for the creative economy together with the main underlying dimensions included, the case study and the aggregation methods employed. Nevertheless, conceptual models of cultural and creative indicators and compilations of existing indicators may also be consulted in Stano and Weziak-Bialowolska [31], Ortega-Villa and Ley-García [21] and Rodrigues and Franco [22]. Various creative indicators have been constructed for the European context, although measurement thereof for the regional territorial level and in the context of several countries remains scarce, with the sample of regions included tending to be small.…”

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Reliability of Creative Composite Indicators with Territorial Specification in the EU

Miguel

Prieto

2020

Sustainability

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There is wide consensus regarding the capacity of the creative economy as a factor in economic development and sustainability in regions in the medium term, and it is an issue that has aroused interest in measuring the creative potential of areas by estimating composite indicators. Most works posit indicators by countries or cities and normally employ a single aggregation method. This work proposes the construction of a synthetic indicator of creativity with regional disaggregation for a wide sample of European countries, comparing different aggregation methods under the hypothesis of the benefit of the doubt (BoD). We use Eurostat data and also analyse spatial dependence processes. Findings point to an inequality in the regional distribution of creativity in Europe and this reveals creative gap models in areas, suggesting that creativity triggers greater spatial disparities wherever it is found. The principal creative clusters are located in regions in central and northern Europe, particularly in regions with national capitals. The regional distribution of the indicator evidences positive spatial dependence, thereby revealing the existence of spatial externalities that provide feedback for the concentration process and, therefore, a widening of the disparities.

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Measuring Cultural and Creative Activities in European Cities: Challenges and Practical Problems with Existing Indices

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

Integrated Approach for Exploring Critical Elements That Affect Sustainable Development of Cultural and Creative Industries

Reliability of Creative Composite Indicators with Territorial Specification in the EU

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