1、State of the Nationsresearch seriesDOI:10.5281/zenodo.10245530Josh Siepel(University of Sussex)Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra(Newcastle University)Sawan Rathi(University of Sussex)December 2023CREATIVITYOFGEOGRAPHIESThe Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre(Creative PEC)works to support the inclu

2、sive and sustainable growth of the UKs creative industries through the production of independent and authoritative evidence and policy advice.Led by Newcastle University,with the Royal Society of Arts and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council,Creative PEC comprises a core consortium of

3、Newcastle University,Work Advance,the University of Sussex and the University of Sheffield.For more details visit www.pec.ac.uk and CreativePECThe authors would like to thank the Creative PEC editorial team,Hasan Bakhshi,Giorgio Fazio,Bernard Hay,Emily Hopkins and an anonymous reviewer for helpful s

4、uggestions on previous versions of this report.The contribution of stakeholders through consultations is also acknowledged.The views expressed in this report are solely those of the authors.AcknowledgementsAbout the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence CentreState ofthe NationsresearchseriesCREAT

5、IVITYOFGEOGRAPHIESExecutive summary 4Introduction and context 6Recent trends in creative clusters:14 updated evidence on TTWA performanceThe state of creative microclusters 263.1 Where microclusters occur and why:what is the evidence?293.2 The economic contribution to microclusters 31Exploring the p

6、otential for creative corridors 36 across the UKCase study:The strengths and potential for a Northern Creative 40 Corridor.Evidence from Creative RadarSummary,policy implications and 42 recommendations for a research agendaReferences 45Endnotes 47Data availability statement 51 Contents123454CREATIVI