Kristina Vaarst Andersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4203476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Vaarst Andersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina Vaarst |
| FAMILY NAME | Andersen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSEN K V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Copenhagen Business School |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0181-6832 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Different creative cities
This article uses a mixed-method study of Denmark to investigate whether and how Richard Florida's creative class theory should be adapted to small welfare economies. First, we carry out an econometric analyses showing that like in North America, the Danish creative class propels economic growth and exhibits a tendency of congregating in major cities with diverse service and cultural offers and tolerance to nonmainstream lifestyles. However, we f…
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth, Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON (2011). xi + 242 pp. CA$24.95 (pbk). ISBN 9781442611528 The que
One Size Fits All? Applying the Creative Class Thesis onto a Nordic Context
The creative class thesis put forward by Florida [(2002a) The Rise of the Creative Class and How it's transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (New York: Basic Books)] has in recent years been subject to vivid debate and criticism. This article applies the creative class thesis onto a Nordic context in order to examine whether Florida's theory proves fruitful in a context different from the US. Based on qualitative data, the paper …
Nordic City Regions in the Creative Class Debate—Putting the Creative Class Thesis to a Test
The Nordic countries have a quite different urban structure and social systems than the USA. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden may then constitute a critical test of the empirical reach of Richard Florida's much cited creative class thesis beyond its empirical basis in the USA. This paper employs comparative statistics to examine the importance of the quality of place in attracting members of the creative class to Nordic city regions, and it an…
Centrality and Creativity
To provide new insights into urban hierarchy, this article brings together one of economic geography's oldest and most well-established notions with one of its newest and most disputed notions: Christäller's centrality and Florida's creative class. Using a novel original database, the article compares the distribution of the general population and the creative class across 444 city regions in 8 European countries. It finds that the two groups are…
Centrality and Creativity
To provide new insights into urban hierarchy, this article brings together one of economic geography's oldest and most well-established notions with one of its newest and most disputed notions: Christäller's centrality and Florida's creative class. Using a novel original database, the article compares the distribution of the general population and the creative class across 444 city regions in 8 European countries. It finds that the two groups are…
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth, Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON (2011). xi + 242 pp. CA$24.95 (pbk). ISBN 9781442611528 The que
Centrality and Creativity
To provide new insights into urban hierarchy, this article brings together one of economic geography's oldest and most well-established notions with one of its newest and most disputed notions: Christäller's centrality and Florida's creative class. Using a novel original database, the article compares the distribution of the general population and the creative class across 444 city regions in 8 European countries. It finds that the two groups are…
One Size Fits All? Applying the Creative Class Thesis onto a Nordic Context
The creative class thesis put forward by Florida [(2002a) The Rise of the Creative Class and How it's transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (New York: Basic Books)] has in recent years been subject to vivid debate and criticism. This article applies the creative class thesis onto a Nordic context in order to examine whether Florida's theory proves fruitful in a context different from the US. Based on qualitative data, the paper …
Nordic City Regions in the Creative Class Debate—Putting the Creative Class Thesis to a Test
The Nordic countries have a quite different urban structure and social systems than the USA. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden may then constitute a critical test of the empirical reach of Richard Florida's much cited creative class thesis beyond its empirical basis in the USA. This paper employs comparative statistics to examine the importance of the quality of place in attracting members of the creative class to Nordic city regions, and it an…
Different creative cities
This article uses a mixed-method study of Denmark to investigate whether and how Richard Florida's creative class theory should be adapted to small welfare economies. First, we carry out an econometric analyses showing that like in North America, the Danish creative class propels economic growth and exhibits a tendency of congregating in major cities with diverse service and cultural offers and tolerance to nonmainstream lifestyles. However, we f…
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth
The Evolution of Great World Cities – Urban Wealth and Economic Growth, Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON (2011). xi + 242 pp. CA$24.95 (pbk). ISBN 9781442611528 The que
Economic geography (5 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 works) · Class (philosophy) (4 works) · Creative class (4 works) · Creativity (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)