TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of 'creative industry clusters' on cultural and creative industry development in Shanghai
AU - Zheng, Jane
AU - Chan, Roger
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the journal editor and reviewer for comment and support. Jane Zheng also thanks Professor Desmond Hui and Professor Hua Jian for their invaluable assistance with data collection. Ms. Rosemary Tan did helpful proofreading and Miss Rebecca Pang contributed to finalizing the format. Roger C K Chan would like to acknowledge the support by the Universityof Hong Kong Research Award (HKU740211H) leading to this publication.
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - A 'creative industry cluster' refers to a type of urban quarter that has a high concentration of cultural activities and creative industry companies with on-site networks that create added value. It is often used as a developmental strategy that promotes cultural industries and individual creativities through the provision of conducive cultural surroundings and agglomerative effects. This article examines a transplanted version of creative industry clusters in China, 'chuangyi chanye jijuqu' (abbreviated as 'CCJQ') to explore their impact on China's cultural milieu for the development of cultural and creative industries. A questionnaire survey was conducted within seven sampled quarters, and it was complemented with interviews with quarter administrators and tenants. The survey results show that although CCJQs do contain some functional clustering effects, they do not effectively support small, creative industry companies or individuals, and continue cultural policies that suppress the growth of culture and creativities. The characteristics of the CCJQs in reality differ from creative industry clusters' functions in theory.
AB - A 'creative industry cluster' refers to a type of urban quarter that has a high concentration of cultural activities and creative industry companies with on-site networks that create added value. It is often used as a developmental strategy that promotes cultural industries and individual creativities through the provision of conducive cultural surroundings and agglomerative effects. This article examines a transplanted version of creative industry clusters in China, 'chuangyi chanye jijuqu' (abbreviated as 'CCJQ') to explore their impact on China's cultural milieu for the development of cultural and creative industries. A questionnaire survey was conducted within seven sampled quarters, and it was complemented with interviews with quarter administrators and tenants. The survey results show that although CCJQs do contain some functional clustering effects, they do not effectively support small, creative industry companies or individuals, and continue cultural policies that suppress the growth of culture and creativities. The characteristics of the CCJQs in reality differ from creative industry clusters' functions in theory.
KW - China's cultural milieu
KW - China's cultural policy
KW - Creative industry
KW - Creative industry clusters
KW - Cultural business
KW - Urban redevelopment in shanghai
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84897053330
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccs.2013.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ccs.2013.08.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897053330
SN - 1877-9166
VL - 5
SP - 9
EP - 22
JO - City, Culture and Society
JF - City, Culture and Society
IS - 1
ER -