Abstract L e B lanc A. Cultural districts, a new strategy for regional development? The South-
East Cultural District in Sicily, Regional Studies. The industrialization of cultural production …

In recent years, there has been a notable development of research on the role of culture in
regional and local development models and on the relevance of the so-called cultural …

The urgency to cope with the international economic crisis has led to efforts to identify
innovative tools and frameworks that are capable of regenerating local and national …

In the past 15 years, cultural and creative industries have been center-stage in international
and national debates. Policymakers promoted culture and creativity in dedicated initiatives …

This paper seeks to identify the distinctive variables of a particular type of local production
system: the extra-urban cultural district (E-UCD). Although cultural districts are becoming an …

Culture-driven urban and regional strategies have grown since the 1980s in Europe and
beyond. Countless initiatives for creative clusters, cultural quarters and culture-led urban …

Despite the globalizing nature of contemporary cultural artefacts, in many cases creativity
seems to be still very much grounded in local geographic, social and economic contexts. In …

Abstract B ertacchini EE and B orrione P. The geography of the Italian creative economy: the
special role of the design and craft-based industries, Regional Studies. Through …

How many are and where are exactly located Italian industrial districts? It is not easy to give
a reliable answer to this question or a standard definition of industrial districts, and to …

Industrial districts and clusters of small-and medium-sized enterprises specializing in
manufacture are an important feature of the Italian economy (Becattini, G. & Coltorti, F.(2006) …