Article
In Defense of Old Industrial Spaces: Manufacturing, Creativity and Innovation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
(2010)
Abstract
This article argues that the flexibility, creativity, and innovation deemed to be hallmarks of the new ‘creative’ economy are also present in more traditional manufacturing enclaves. Here I use examples drawn from New York City, perhaps the quintessential global city, to demonstrate that our understanding of creativity and innovation needs to recognize a broader spectrum of economic activity encompassing both new and traditional manufacturing. This case study is an attempt to expand the heteronomy of current urban policy that promotes gentrification and the wooing of the ‘creative class’ as the only method of urban development.
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 11, 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00915.x
Citation Information
Winifred S Curran. "In Defense of Old Industrial Spaces: Manufacturing, Creativity and Innovation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn" International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Vol. 34 Iss. 4 (2010) p. 871 - 885 ISSN: 0309-1317 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/winifred_curran/12/