<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In an era of globalization and increasing competition among cities, creative industries are gaining greater attention as a catalyst for local and regional development. This is reflected in the theory of Richard Florida, which was accepted after 2002 by professionals in the field of urban planning, especially in North America and Western Europe, but critically analyzed by the academic community in the field of urban and regional development for its insufficient empirical evidence. Creative industries might be fostered through clusters that are widely accepted as concepts for improving the economic efficiency of regions. This paper introduces the concept of creative clusters into discussions by Czech geographers, while analysing the pioneer projectled development of an Audiovisual Cluster in the Zlín Region, and the possible transfer of the creative clusters concept to other Czech regions.</p></abstract>

In an era of globalization and increasing competition among cities, creative industries are gaining greater attention as a catalyst for local and regional development. This is reflected in the theory of Richard Florida, which was accepted after 2002 by professionals in the field of urban planning, especially in North America and Western Europe, but critically analyzed by the academic community in the field of urban and regional development for its insufficient empirical evidence. Creative industries might be fostered through clusters that are widely accepted as concepts for improving the economic efficiency of regions. This paper introduces the concept of creative clusters into discussions by Czech geographers, while analysing the pioneer projectled development of an Audiovisual Cluster in the Zlín Region, and the possible transfer of the creative clusters concept to other Czech regions.

Creative Clusters in the Czech Republic—Strategy for Local Development or Fashionable Concept?

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava Chittussiho 10, 710 00 Slezská Ostrava, Czech Republic

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Kreativní klastry v České republice - strategie lokálního rozvoje nebo módní koncept?

In an era of globalization and increasing competition among cities, creative industries are gaining greater attention as a catalyst for local and regional...

Creative Clusters in the Czech Republic—Strategy for Local Development or Fashionable Concept?

Published Online: Jul 29, 2014

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Apr 25, 2013

Accepted: Feb 10, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0005

Keywords
cluster, creative, industries, audiovisual cluster, Czech Republic

© 2014 Blanka Marková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Creative Clusters in the Czech Republic—Strategy for Local Development or Fashionable Concept?

Published Online: Jul 29, 2014

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Apr 25, 2013

Accepted: Feb 10, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0005

Keywordscluster, creative, industries, audiovisual cluster, Czech Republic

© 2014 Blanka Marková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cluster, creative, industries, audiovisual cluster, Czech Republic