abstract: There are many different approaches to the analysis of regional economic growth potential. One of the more recent is the theory of the creative class, and its impact on creative centers. Much of the criticism surrounding this theory is in how the creative class is defined and measured. The goal of this thesis is to explore alternate definitions to better understand how these variations impact the ranking of creative centers as well as their location through space and time. This is important given the proliferation of rankings as a benchmarking tool for economic development efforts. In order to test the sensitivity that the creative class has to definitional changes, a new set of rankings of creative centers are provided based on an alternate definition of creative employment, and compared to Richard Florida's original rankings. Findings show that most cities are not substantially affected by the alternate definitions derived in this study. However, it is found that particular cities do show sensitivity to comparisons made to Florida's definition, with the same cities experiencing greater variations in rank over time. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.U.E.P. Urban and Environmental Planning 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:24962 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Contributors | De Luca Jr., Anthony John (Author), Mack, Elizabeth A (Advisor), Arreola, Daniel (Committee member), Rey, Sergio (Committee member), Talen, Emily (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 112 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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