The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain

Strategies of attraction and retention of talent are gaining importance in the policy agendas of Spanish old industrial cities. However, since more evidence is needed regarding the effectiveness of these approaches this study begins by analysing the stocks and flows of ‘creative workers’ within the...

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Autor: Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Urban shrinkage
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mobility
labour trajectories
urban resilience
Geografía económica
Geografía humana
Geografía regional
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5403 Geografía Humana
5404 Geografía Regional
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spelling The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in SpainSánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo911.3:33911.3913Urban shrinkagetalentmobilitylabour trajectoriesurban resilienceGeografía económicaGeografía humanaGeografía regional5401 Geografía Económica5403 Geografía Humana5404 Geografía RegionalStrategies of attraction and retention of talent are gaining importance in the policy agendas of Spanish old industrial cities. However, since more evidence is needed regarding the effectiveness of these approaches this study begins by analysing the stocks and flows of ‘creative workers’ within the urban system. The inspection of a sample of their working histories confirms the capacity of this workforce to transform the nine studied cities by upgrading local human capital levels, fostering pecuniary externalities or improving local institutional frameworks. Nevertheless, some of these effects appear somehow blurred by low-skilled immigration and the dualisation of the labour market.Liverpool University Press OnlineUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20172017-01-0120172017-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18273reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/182732026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
title The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
spellingShingle The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo
911.3:33
911.3
913
Urban shrinkage
talent
mobility
labour trajectories
urban resilience
Geografía económica
Geografía humana
Geografía regional
5401 Geografía Económica
5403 Geografía Humana
5404 Geografía Regional
title_short The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
title_full The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
title_fullStr The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
title_full_unstemmed The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
title_sort The mobility of "creative workers" and their potential contribution to the recovery of old industrial cities in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo
author Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo
author_facet Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 911.3:33
911.3
913
Urban shrinkage
talent
mobility
labour trajectories
urban resilience
Geografía económica
Geografía humana
Geografía regional
5401 Geografía Económica
5403 Geografía Humana
5404 Geografía Regional
topic 911.3:33
911.3
913
Urban shrinkage
talent
mobility
labour trajectories
urban resilience
Geografía económica
Geografía humana
Geografía regional
5401 Geografía Económica
5403 Geografía Humana
5404 Geografía Regional
description Strategies of attraction and retention of talent are gaining importance in the policy agendas of Spanish old industrial cities. However, since more evidence is needed regarding the effectiveness of these approaches this study begins by analysing the stocks and flows of ‘creative workers’ within the urban system. The inspection of a sample of their working histories confirms the capacity of this workforce to transform the nine studied cities by upgrading local human capital levels, fostering pecuniary externalities or improving local institutional frameworks. Nevertheless, some of these effects appear somehow blurred by low-skilled immigration and the dualisation of the labour market.
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