The spatial mobility of the 'creative class': A European perspective

"The main aim of this article is to test Richard Florida's hypothesis regarding the spatial mobility of the 'creative class' and the role of soft factors in their decisions concerning their place of residence. Empirical data from 11 European cities suggest that the European '...

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Published in:International journal of urban and regional research 2010-12, Vol.34 (4), p.854-870
Main Authors: Martin-Brelot, Helene, Grossetti, Michel, Eckert, Denis, Gritsai, Olga, Kovács, Zoltán
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Cities
Class
Creativity
Decisions
Deutschland
Empirical Methods
Europe
Finnland
Florida
Florida, Richard
Frankreich
General and multiregional studies
Geographic mobility
Geography
Großstadt
Hochschulabsolvent
Human geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Internationaler Vergleich
Italien
Kultur
Künstler
Künstlerischer Beruf
Lebensqualität
Lettland
Mobility
Mobilitätsbereitschaft
Niederlande
Place
Polen
Regionale Mobilität
Residence
Social Class
Social policy
Socioeconomic factors
Sociology
Soziale Beziehung
Sozialer Faktor
Spanien
Spatial analysis
Standortfaktor
Ungarn
Urban areas
Urban life
Urban structure
Wissenschaftler
Wohnort
Workers
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Summary:"The main aim of this article is to test Richard Florida's hypothesis regarding the spatial mobility of the 'creative class' and the role of soft factors in their decisions concerning their place of residence. Empirical data from 11 European cities suggest that the European 'creative class' is not as mobile as Florida suggests. Cultural and institutional constraints contribute to lower mobility rates in Europe. In the article the role of 'personal trajectories', completely disregarded until now, is highlighted. On the basis of empirical research data, the role of soft location factors in the decisions of creative workers does not seem to be as relevant as has been implied by Florida and others. These factors play only a marginal role in attracting members of the creative class to a city. On the other hand, they do indeed play an important role in retaining them once they have relocated. This provides some support for policies aimed at bringing about the type of conditions characteristic of creative cities." Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Befragung. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2007 bis 2007. (author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
ISSN:0309-1317
1468-2427
1468-2427
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00960.x