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Not Only in Cities: Creative Activities in Rural Areas with a Case Study of Lower Silesia Cover

Not Only in Cities: Creative Activities in Rural Areas with a Case Study of Lower Silesia

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|Jun 2020

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Study area.Source: own study.

Fig. 2

Histogram of economic entities by weighted share of creative activities (CASc) within their activities in rural and urban areas of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.

Fig. 3

Spatial diversity of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.

Fig. 4

Spatial diversification of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – software, B – advertising.Source: own study.

Fig. 5

Spatial diversity of the weighted share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – furniture, B – ceramic products.Source: own study.

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Name of activityStructure of weighted share of creative activity in total (%)Weighted share of creative actvity per 1,000 companies in totalThe ratio of the number of companies conducting one type of activity only to the weighted total of this activity (%)
urban areasrural areasurban areas – rural areas ratiourban areasrural areasurban areas – rural areas ratiourban areasrural areasdifferences between urban areas and rural areas in percentage points
manufacture of ceramic tableware and ornamental articles0.20.72.90.20.42.023.328.14.8
manufacture of furniture5.716.32.94.68.92.022.120.8−1.4
archives activities0.10.11.60.00.01.134.051.517.5
museums activities0.00.11.40.00.01.00.00.00.0
performing arts activities2.13.01.41.71.61.022.731.79.0
support activities to performing arts1.41.71.21.10.90.817.920.62.6
library activities0.00.01.10.00.00.70.00.00.0
specialised design activities6.36.51.05.13.50.721.422.30.8
retail sale of second-hand goods in specialised stores6.06.01.04.83.30.728.718.2−10.5
artistic creation activities3.02.91.02.41.60.724.721.9−2.8
radio broadcasting0.10.11.00.10.00.75.90.0−5.9
operation of arts facilities0.50.51.00.40.30.721.711.0−10.6
manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles1.71.50.91.40.80.623.57.1−16.4
sound recording and music publishing activities1.11.00.90.90.60.610.113.83.8
other publishing activities2.11.90.91.71.00.67.510.73.2
motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities0.50.40.90.40.20.614.78.4−6.3
advertising16.014.30.912.97.80.614.014.40.4
architectural activities7.06.20.95.73.40.631.721.6−10.1
photographic activities6.96.00.95.53.30.630.829.9−0.8
other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores9.48.10.97.64.40.622.311.0−11.4
motion picture projection activities0.30.30.90.30.20.611.39.6−1.8
motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities1.31.20.91.10.60.625.520.0−5.5
manufacture of musical instruments0.10.10.80.10.00.516.30.0−16.3
publishing of computer games0.80.60.80.60.30.51.92.30.4
publishing of other software2.31.80.81.91.00.518.57.2−11.2
operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions0.50.40.80.40.20.548.530.6−17.9
motion picture, video and television programme production activities2.11.70.81.70.90.534.126.5−7.6
publishing of newspapers0.50.40.80.40.20.56.60.0−6.6
computer programming activities12.29.40.89.85.10.531.224.1−7.1
publishing of directories and registers0.20.20.70.20.10.51.70.0−1.7
public and licence television programmes broadcasting0.20.10.70.10.10.524.49.1−15.3
translation and interpretation activities6.24.40.75.02.40.527.418.9−8.5
news agency activities0.90.70.70.70.40.510.61.7−8.9
publishing of journals and periodicals0.80.50.70.60.30.57.03.7−3.3
book publishing1.40.90.61.10.50.414.01.2−12.7
total1001001.080.654.70.723.118.9−4.3

The share of economic entities and creative activities in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia in 2018_

SpecificationUrban areasRural areasTotalDifference between rural areas and the total value (%)
Share of companies conducting at least 1 creative activity per 100 companies in total28.622.227.1−18
Share of companies conducting completely creative activity per 100 companies in total1.91.01.7−41
Weighted share of creative activities in the total number of activities8.15.57.4−26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 112
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2020
Published on: Jun 11, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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