GEOG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Creative Class, Racialization, Creative City

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG101
• Professor: Nancy Worth

Document Summary

Shift from secondary economic activities towards tertiary and quaternary sectors; the knowledge based economy dominates. Creates creative economy; where creativity is a competitive advantage. Workers who add value to goods and services through their creativity. Creative vs service vs working classes (quaternary vs tertiary vs teriary/secondary: service class; janitors, working class; production ad construction, transportation. Presence of local amenities: music scene, art galleries, outdoor spaces, historic architecture, cafes, etc. Tolerance; open and accepting to new ideas (more tolerant = more economically attractive) Melti(cid:374)g pot i(cid:374)de(cid:454); (cid:396)elati(cid:448)e % of a (cid:396)egio(cid:374)"s populatio(cid:374) that is fo(cid:396)eig(cid:374)-born: connection between migrants and innovation. Invites tourism and investing, showing off cultural industry. Investing in cultural amenities to invite more tourism: cultural amenities include world class cultural attractions, ethnic and gay festivals. Inequality in the creative city (leslie and catungal) Elite creative class supported by low paid service class: e(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:272)e (cid:449)o(cid:396)ke(cid:396)s do (cid:449)hat (cid:272)(cid:396)eati(cid:448)e (cid:449)o(cid:396)ke(cid:396)s do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e ti(cid:373)e fo(cid:396) (cid:894)(cid:272)lea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g, (cid:271)a(cid:271)(cid:455)sitti(cid:374)g, et(cid:272)(cid:895)