Creative Spaces in China: The Case of PRD

Pacific Geographies

Waibel, Michael¹  Zielke, Philipp¹  Altrock, Uwe² 

[1] Hamburg University;Kassel University;

关键词: China;    Pearl River Delta;    Cultural Economy;    Creative Spaces;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

During the past decade, China experienced a fundamental shift in terms of its economic policy from a pure fo-cus on export-led growth to new development approaches towards a more knowledge- and innovation-based economy. In this context of the “Second Transition”, the urban planning authorities of Chinese metropoles have increasingly turned their attention towards the development of so-called creative spaces. This research note argues that creative spaces have become important urban symbols for the shift from “Made in China” to “Created in China”. It shows that the expansion of creative spaces has started comparatively late in the Pearl River Delta and analyses and compares the development of four distinct spatial clusters of creativity in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. These spaces are currently being developed on de-relict manufacturing or warehouse sites and boosted by the local government. At these sites – in some cases along water-front areas – media and design companies, fashionable restaurants and bars for the emerging urban middle class can be found. The paper demonstrates the powerful relationships between local administration and real estate developers and shows at the same time that the overall development of creative spaces in the Pearl River Delta Region is just beginning.

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