Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century
The agglomeration of cultural / creative industries and specialized retail stores in urban districts marked by a rapid urban transformation process has been identified as “Creative Districts”. It has been assumed that these districts are economic clusters in the sense of being an economic system for...
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Universidad del Rosario
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| description | The agglomeration of cultural / creative industries and specialized retail stores in urban districts marked by a rapid urban transformation process has been identified as “Creative Districts”. It has been assumed that these districts are economic clusters in the sense of being an economic system formed by specialized companies and their corresponding labor market. From our point of view these districts are only a visible part of a larger economic cluster operating at the metropolitan scale which includes many different areas, enterprises and jobs. In this paper we discuss the conceptual and methodological problems of bringing the concept of economic cluster or industrial district to the intra-urban geographic scale. In order to confront the idea of ‘creative districts’ as functional economic areas separable from the rest of the metropolitan economy, we apply the methods commonly used in urban studies on creative industries to identify possible creative districts within Mexico City. The identified districts are contrasted in their economic structures to determine if there are indications that indeed they are differentiable and functional economic clusters from the rest of the metropolitan area. We conclude by arguing that the data found sustain the existence of a single metropolitan economic cluster and no small clusters in urban districts. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO962802022-03-22T19:01:36Z Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century Distritos creativos en la Ciudad de México en la segunda década del siglo XXI Distritos criativos na Cidade de México na segunda década do século XXI Mercado Celis, Alejandro Urban development creative districts economic clusters urban districts creative industries Mexico City. Distritos Creativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos industrias culturales industrias creativas Desenvolvimento urbano Distritos Criativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos indústrias criativas Cidade do México. The agglomeration of cultural / creative industries and specialized retail stores in urban districts marked by a rapid urban transformation process has been identified as “Creative Districts”. It has been assumed that these districts are economic clusters in the sense of being an economic system formed by specialized companies and their corresponding labor market. From our point of view these districts are only a visible part of a larger economic cluster operating at the metropolitan scale which includes many different areas, enterprises and jobs. In this paper we discuss the conceptual and methodological problems of bringing the concept of economic cluster or industrial district to the intra-urban geographic scale. In order to confront the idea of ‘creative districts’ as functional economic areas separable from the rest of the metropolitan economy, we apply the methods commonly used in urban studies on creative industries to identify possible creative districts within Mexico City. The identified districts are contrasted in their economic structures to determine if there are indications that indeed they are differentiable and functional economic clusters from the rest of the metropolitan area. We conclude by arguing that the data found sustain the existence of a single metropolitan economic cluster and no small clusters in urban districts. La aglomeración de empresas culturales/creativas y establecimientos de consumo especializado en distritos urbanos marcados por un proceso de rápida transformación urbana se ha identificado como ‘distritos creativos’ y se asume que son clusters económicos, en el sentido en que forman un sistema aglomerado de empresas especializadas y su correspondiente mercado laboral. Para esta investigación, estos distritos son una parte visible e idealizada de un cluster económico más grande que opera en una escala metropolitana y que incluye zonas, empresas y trabajos diversos. Se inicia este texto discutiendo la problemática conceptual y metodológica de llevar el concepto de cluster económico a la escala geográfica intraurbana. Con ello, se confronta la idea de ‘distritos creativos’ como espacios económicos funcionales y separables del resto de la economía metropolitana donde se ubican. Posteriormente, se aplican los métodos que comúnmente se utilizan en los estudios urbanos sobre industrias creativas para identificar posibles distritos creativos en la Ciudad de México. Los distritos identificados son contrastados en sus estructuras y especializaciones económicas para determinar si hay indicios de que, efectivamente, sean espacios económicos funcionales diferenciables del resto de la zona metropolitana. Se concluye argumentando que los datos encontrados sustentan la existencia de un solo cluster económico metropolitano y no de pequeños clusters. A aglomeração de empresas culturais/criativas e estabelecimentos de consumo especializado em distritos urbanos marcados por um processo de rápida transformação urbana se tem identificado como “Distritos Criativos” e se assume que são clusters económicos no sentido de formar um sistema aglomerado de empresas especializadas e seu correspondente mercado laboral. Desde nosso ponto de vista estes distritos são uma parte visível e idealizada de um cluster económico mais grande que opera em uma escala metropolitana e que inclui zonas, empresas e trabalhos diversos. Iniciamos este texto discutindo a problemática conceitual e metodológica de levar o conceito de cluster económico à escala geográfica intra-urbana. Com isso confrontamos a ideia de “distritos criativos” como espaços económicos funcionais e separáveis do resto da economia metropolitana onde se localizam. Posteriormente, aplicamos os métodos que comumente se utilizam nos estudos urbanos sobre indústrias criativas para identificar possíveis distritos criativos na Cidade do México. Os distritos identificados são contrastados em suas estruturas e especialização económicas para determinar se há indícios de que efetivamente sejam espaços económicos funcionais diferenciáveis do resto da zona metropolitana. Concluímos argumentando que os dados encontrados sustentam a existência de um só cluster económico metropolitano e não de pequenos clusters. 2016-03-11 2022-03-22T19:01:36Z 2022-03-22T19:01:36Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/3674 10.12804/territ34.2016.08 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/96280 spa https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/3674/3309 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/3674/8809 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/3674/8810 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/3674/8811 Derechos de autor 2016 Territorios http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 application/pdf Universidad del Rosario Territorios; No. 34 (2016): (January-June) The Current Stage of Capitalism and Urbanization in Latin America (I); 183-213 Territorios; Núm. 34 (2016): (enero-junio) La fase actual del capitalismo y la urbanización en América Latina (I); 183-213 2215-7484 0123-8418 10.12804/territ34.2016 |
| spellingShingle | Urban development creative districts economic clusters urban districts creative industries Mexico City. Distritos Creativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos industrias culturales industrias creativas Desenvolvimento urbano Distritos Criativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos indústrias criativas Cidade do México. Mercado Celis, Alejandro Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title | Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title_full | Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title_fullStr | Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title_short | Mexico City’s Creative Districts at the Second Decade of the XXI Century |
| title_sort | mexico city’s creative districts at the second decade of the xxi century |
| topic | Urban development creative districts economic clusters urban districts creative industries Mexico City. Distritos Creativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos industrias culturales industrias creativas Desenvolvimento urbano Distritos Criativos Clusters económicos distritos urbanos indústrias criativas Cidade do México. |
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