Table 1. Approach and dimensions

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Table 1.1

Cultural Industries (cultural districts)

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Table 1.2

Opportunities for cultural consumption (cultural scenes)

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Table 1.3

Opportunidades for territorial development (development strategies)

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Table 1.1. Cultural Industries approach

Dimensions

Definition (examples)

Arts

Classical artistic activity: creation, production, interpretation or research (fine arts, dance, theatre, opera)

Cultural heritage

Tangible and intangible cultural heritage (historical site, ethnographic museum)

Mass media

Movies, video, music, television, radio or newspapers.

Entertainment

Activities oriented towards entertainment (shows, sports)

Creativity, design

Products, services or shows design (movies production)/p>

Production

Production of services or products previously designed (music instrument fabrication)

Distribution

Spaces for product and service distributions, direct contact with clients (commerce)

Preservation

Conservation, restoration or preservation of tangible and intangible goods (museum activities, archives).

Craft

Craft production (Fabrics, big firms)

Mass

Mass production (artisan studios, retail commerce)

Aesthetics

Oriented toward house or personal aesthetics (beauty saloon, house fornitures, gyms)

Functional

Oriented toward everyday life needs (retail commercial activity)


Table 1.2. Opportunities for cultural consumption approach

Dimension

Definition

Tradicional

The authority of the past and conventional manners (archaeological museum or a historical site)

Utilitarism

The value of future outcomes (fast food vs. fine restaurants)

Expresiveness

The non-repeatable uniqueness of an experience (art gallery or live performance)

Egalitarian

The value of universal ideas and open places (public park, libraries or traditional bars)

Charisma

The aura of a star, his/her activities and way of life (film festivals and productions, or an important sports club)

Exhibitionism

Bodies are to be displayed (a gym or a beauty salon)

Transgression

To stress deviance or opposition to conventional norms (a body piercing salon)

Glamour

The external beauty and elegance (a film or fashion festival)

Formality

The conformity to conventional manners and behaviour, the etiquette (fine food restaurant or opera)

Neighborliness

The inner intimacy of recurrent and close places and people (the corner pub, a little artisan studio).

Localism

The adhesion to local roots and customs against the foreign (a historical site or a local museum

Ethnic

The flavour of specific cultures (flamenco, ethnic music or cuisine)

Corporate

The adhesion to brands, their products and activities promoted by them (specialized commerce, sport activities)

State

Attachment as a citizen rather than as a member of class or religious communities (public centres, libraries, official buildings or embassies)

Rationality

The universality of rational thinking (libraries, archives, universities, or I+D centres)


Table 1.3.Opportunities for territorial development

Dimensions

Definition (examples)

Economic development

Aimed at generating economic growth (restaurants, convention centre).

Cultural difusión

Aimed at generating cultural diffusion (museums, theatres)

Cultural training

Aimed at generating cultural education and training (libraries, archives, arts schools)

Visitors

Spaces aimed to attracting visitors (park attraction, music festivals)

Inhabitants

Spaces to be enjoyed by inhabitants (public spaces, libraries)

Collective

The probability of consumption is not reduced according to previous consumption (public park vs.)

Focalization

Formal and informal rules exist to define appropriated publics according to resources and/or specific tastes (opera vs. rock music, a traditional bar vs. a fine restaurant)

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