Industrial, Cultural and Advanced Cultural Districts

Abstract

Francesconi ofers a summary of the literature on industrial districts, cultural districts and advanced cultural districts aimed at local development. He briefy recalls the birth of the concept of district in the industrial feld. Ten, he ofers a deeper refection on the similarities and diferences between the industrial district and its culture-driven counterpart, the cultural district. Lastly, Francesconi analyses diferent typologies of cultural districts, from more traditional to more advanced forms, according to some critical factors: the integration of heterogeneous idiosyncratic cultural resources, the degree of integration of industrial and cultural industries, the geographic extension, the diferent criteria for designing the boundaries, the role of public and private actors.