A Study On The Development And Spatial Characteristic Of Urban Creative Industry

Today in the era of New Economy, which is much knowledge-based and full of creativity, more and more countries and regions are paying close attention to the development of 'creative industry' because it is increasingly becoming a new and major economic growth point. Many cities are actively seeking their suitable and effective means to promote the development of creative industry. Started with a summary of the relevant theories found in Chinese and English literatures, such as the industry cluster theory, the innovation theory, the location theory , the " 3T " theory, and so on, the thesis firstly analyses some mechanisms, and characteristics of the spatial agglomeration of urban creative industry. As an important spatial carrier of creative industry's development, the principles of the planning and construction of the creative industry agglomeration area have also been explored. And then, those theories and principles are examined through a case study of Xi'an.The exploration of the research shows that the development of urban creative industry is characterized by a 'localization' i.e. spatial concentration in certain areas. The dynamic factors of the spatial agglomeration of creative industry, including creative talents, cultural environment, science and technology, market power and government power, are interrelated and mutually promoted. The creation of the creative industry parks is the most effective way of developing the spatial agglomeration of creative industries.And for a better planning and construction of the creative industry parks, the thesis also discusses the park's location decision, industry orientation, functional layout, 'creative environment' creation, and the operating mechanisms.The empirical study shows that the creative industry in Xi'an city has displayed the characteristic of spatial agglomeration with its rapid development in recent years. At present, three creative industry agglomeration areas can be identified in Xi'an, including the creative industry cluster in Xi'an Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Xi'an HTDZ), the state-level Xi'an Qujiang Cultural Industry Demonstration Area, and the Textile City Art District in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an. Besides, another two creative industry agglomeration areas, including Wenyi Road art performance base and creative industry park in east campus of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, are also being planned and constructed actively. The spatial pattern of these five agglomeration areas present some typical locations of creative industry: hi-tech industrial zone, the area with leading culture enterprise groups, the former old industry area, and the neighboring area of universities and research institutes. The main dynamic factors of Xi'an creative industry's spatial agglomeration are creative talents, cultural deposits, science and technology, market power, and government power. The talents mechanism and cultural deposits mechanism are internal dynamic mechanism to promote creative industry's spatial agglomeration while the Governments and markets are external dynamic mechanism. They interact and work together to promote the formation and development of the creative industry agglomerations in Xi'an. In addition, some planning strategries are proposed at the last part of the thesis for a better development of creative industry agglomerations in Xi'an as well as othe cities.