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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979-, et al.
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Human capital, skills and uneven intra-urban employment growth : The case of Göteborg, Sweden 1990-2008
- 2014
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Ingår i: Urban Studies Research. - : Hindawi Publishing Corporation. - 2090-4185 .- 2090-4193. ; 2014
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent research has elucidated the role of talents to explain urban growth differences but it remains to be shown whether urban dynamics, such as human capital and a mixed local population, can be linked to intra-urban employment growth. By use of a unique longitudinal database, we track the economic development through the lens of intra-urban employment growth of a number of primary urban areas (PUA) in Göteborg, Sweden. Regarding factors influencing employment growth we find that relative concentrations of human capital protect areas from rising unemployment during severe recession (1990-1993) and recovery (1990-2000) while the composition of skills is beneficial during recovery (1990-2000) and long-term growth (1990-2008). Our findings suggest that neither too high concentrations of creative occupations, nor too low, is beneficial. Thus, human capital drives much of the employment changes in relation to the recession and early transition from manufacturing to service but composition of skills is more relevant for explaining long-term intra-urban employment growth.
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979-, et al.
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Knowledge flows in high-impact firms : how does relatedness influence survival, acquisition and exit?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Economic Geography. - : Oxford University Press. - 1468-2702 .- 1468-2710. ; 16:3, s. 637-665
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Following the impact on regional renewal and employment ascribed to rapidly growing firms (high-impactfirms, HIFs), this paper argues that little is still known in economic geography and business studies todayregarding the mechanisms influencing growth of such firms and, hence, the potential impact on regionalemployment. The aim of this paper is thus to explore how the qualitative content of skills (i.e. the degree ofsimilarity, relatedness and unrelatedness) recruited to a firm during a period of fast growth influences itsfuture success. Our findings, based on a sample of 1,589 HIFs in the Swedish economy, suggest that it is notonly the number of people employed that matters in aiding the understanding of the future destiny of the firms– but also, more importantly, it is the scope of the skills recruited and their proximity to related industries.
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- Wahlqvist, Evelina, 1979, et al.
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Artists' choice of geography: exploring urban-rural dynamics
- 2010
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Ingår i: RESER 2010 Conference - The Resilience of the Global Service Economy, Gothenburg.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this paper is two-folded. Firstly, the paper aims at identifying and presenting the variables of the geography of artists, i.e. the parameters which interactively takes part in deciding the geography of an artist. Secondly, the paper aims at presenting how different geographies are chosen for different phases of the artistic production cycle, hence explaining how the combination of city life and countryside becomes a way of promoting creativity. The paper is based on two different qualitative interview studies, carried out during 2008 and 2009, covering different categories of artists and creatives. One study focuses on artists early in their career paths; the other on artists later on in life. Both studies have sampled artists by education and professional title with connection to West Sweden.
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979-
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‘A place without living standards’ - Defining creativity amongst ‘talents’ and ‘creatives’ in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 2014
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Ingår i: Tourism. - 1332-7461 .- 1849-1545. ; 62:2, s. 201-216
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Building on previous research concerning the location preferences of human capital (Niedomysl and Hansen, 2010; Borggren & Eriksson 2014) talents (Hansen & Winther, 2010), milieu (Buttimer, 1969; Drake, 2003) and the ‘creative class’ (Florida 2002), this paper studies creative milieu from the perspective of individuals engaged in different creative occupations in Gothenburg, Sweden. Drawing on the background of structural economic change, the key competitive asset of attracting skilled workers and place-marketing to promote regional development, the aim of this study is to ‘take a step back’ and let representatives of these individuals first define a creative milieu, and second to investigate, in retrospect, whether this creative milieu has exercised any significant influence on residence and location choices by way of in-depth interviews. Results show that the creative milieu as described by the respondents constitutes a space containing human interaction, the possibility to think freely and having the option of choosing to participate in various activities. It is suggested that further understandings of creative milieu would be based on the social context, or more precisely the social space (Buttimer, 1969), of the observer and of how said person ‘justifies’ creative milieu from a professional standpoint, i.e. from the perspective of one’s occupation.
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979
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A place without living standards - The connection between creative class and creative milieu
- 2009
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Ingår i: Change - Society, environment and science in transition - Nordic Geographers Meeting 8 - 11 June 2009 - Turku, Finland. - 1795-6552. - 9789512939596 ; 14
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Building on previous research concerning the location preferences of highly-educated and creative people this paper revolves around creative milieu and explores residential preferences. The aim of the study is to find out whether the creative milieu has exercised any significant influence over time but also to ask what constitutes a creative milieu and if the responses given fit the description by most notably Florida (2004) and Jacobs (1992). Respondents in this study correlates to the super-creative core (Florida 2004) by occupation. Results show that the creative milieu tended to be very differently perceived depending on most of all the nature of the respondents work. Despite diverging answers, human interaction was still considered a basic prerequisite. The findings question whether the super-creative core and the overarching creative class can be argued unanimous regarding choice of residence in a Swedish welfare society.
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979
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In search of creative milieu: creative peoples workplaces and residences in Göteborg
- 2010
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Ingår i: RESER 2010 Conference - The Resilience of the Global Service Economy, Gothenburg.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Building on previous research concerning the location preferences of highly- educated and creative people this paper revolves around perceptions of creative milieu and explores residential careers. The aim of the study is to find out whether the creative milieu has exercised any significant influence, to ask what constitutes a creative milieu and if the responses given fit the description by most notably Florida (2004) and Jacobs (1992). Results show that the creative milieu tended to be very differently perceived depending on most of all the nature of the respondents work. Despite diverging answers, human interaction was still considered a basic prerequisite. The findings question whether the super-creative core and the overarching creative class can be argued unanimous regarding choice of residence in a Swedish welfare society.
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979
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Kreativa individers bostadsområden och arbetsställen – Belysta mot bakgrund av näringslivets omvandling och förändringar i bebyggelsestrukturen i Göteborg
- 2011
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Creative individuals’ residential areas and places of work In light of economic transformation and changes in the urban structure in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden. This thesis studies the residential areas and places of work of an age cohort of individuals defined by education as creative in Gothenburg, Sweden, during the latter stages of structural economic change. Postindustrial cities such as Gothenburg use waterfront redevelopment, a growing service industry and the intensification of place marketing as tools in a competitive urban arena. Creativity, through the use of terms such as “creative class”, “creative city” and amenities, is becoming an important ingredient on the same competitive urban level where planners and policymakers try to attract talented, educated and creative individuals in order to boost economic growth. However, the argument that creative individuals drive economic growth remains contested. Underlining this argument is the creative class thesis stating that creative individuals will move to cities that correspond with their lifestyle-preferences regardless of whether or not potential employers are located in the same area. The aim of this thesis is to shed light on whether the residential areas and places of work of creative individuals will change. A further aim is to investigate if globalisation and structural economic changes affect creative individuals’ choice of residential areas and places of work in urban areas, using a unique longitudinal micro database (GILDA) and interviews. In addition, by use of official statistics, this thesis studies the changes taking place in Gothenburg’s economy in relation to economic restructuring and their consequences on the location of residential areas and places of work in Gothenburg. Studies conducted on the creative class thesis depict concentrations of the creative class in suburbs characterised by expensive housing and lack of sufficient places of work in the local area. The creative class thesis clearly states that the location should be downtown, whereas observations point towards the peripheral parts of the city, i.e. houses in the suburbs. Hence, there is a gap in the field of knowledge regarding creative individuals’ residential areas and places of work. A possible explanation could be changing preferences depending on age. Results show that there was an overrepresentation of creative individuals in the centrally located city districts in the year 1990 compared to the rest of the population in the cohort. In the year 2006, the creative individuals had become part of the same suburbanisation as the rest of the population, i.e. both the creative individuals and the comparison group moved out of downtown Gothenburg. Only a small subgroup among the creative individuals remains in downtown Gothenburg, hence remaining loyal to the stated destination of the creative class. The fact that age and family composition can be argued more important than proximity to a downtown creative milieu constitutes the main conclusion of this thesis. Putting priority on, for example, more spacious housing in the suburbs highlights a difference between the Swedish and US creative context, where most notably Florida (2004) states that the same city district will remain the creative individuals’ home and place of work. The establishment of Norra Älvstranden has brought new places of work in mostly high-tech industries and waterfront residences close to downtown Gothenburg. However, following rapid growth between 1990 and 2006, the number of employed creative individuals at Norra Älvstranden declined between 2006 and 2008. A possible explanation could be sensitivity towards changing global demand. Keywords: Creative individuals, Gothenburg, residential areas, places of work, structural economic change, waterfront redevelopment, age cohort
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- Borggren, Jonathan, 1979-, et al.
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On the waterfront : studying the development of residences and work-places at Norra Älvstranden, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Local Economy. - : Sage Publications. - 0269-0942 .- 1470-9325. ; 29:4-5, s. 429-452
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Following economic restructuring, waterfront redevelopment emerges as a post-industrial option for struggling cities and regions that will boost economic growth. If functioning according to plan, publicly initiated and privately executed waterfront redevelopment will attract educated and high-income earning residents as it simultaneously transforms derelict industrial grounds into residential areas and science parks. The recent financial crisis of 2008 has seen severe turbulence in the urban economy resulting in for example foreclosures and drops in real-estate value. Drawn on this background, the aim of this paper is to shed light on whether a specific place-based activity: the establishment of a redeveloped waterfront in Gothenburg, Sweden facilitating residences and workplaces, has attracted human capital in the form of residents and workers often termed ‘talented’ and ‘creative’. This paper uses a unique longitudinal micro database (GILDA) containing information on residence, work, age etc. covering the entire Swedish population between the years 1990 and 2008 and focuses on flows of in- and out-migration of two human capital sub-groups; the arts-educated bohemians and the engineering-educated consultants. Results show that the waterfront attracts resident consultants and not bohemians, while the growth of workplaces stagnate and decline following the global economic recession of 2008. The paper contributes to knowledge on the complexity of redevelopment and how difficult it is to manage this process.
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- Lindgren, Urban, 1966-, et al.
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Is there an end to the concentration of businesses and people?
- 2017
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Ingår i: Globalisation and change in forest ownership and forest use. - London : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781137571151 - 9781137571168 ; , s. 139-181
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is extensive literature describing the mechanisms of economic growth, which has tended to occur in big cities. The emergence of knowledge economies has enhanced the importance of human capital - the success of companies is increasingly dependent on employees' ability to transform their knowledge and skills into new products that can satisfy rapidly changing demand from all over the world. This transformation of the economy creates major challenges for regions that do not have large, well-educated populations. Will rural areas stand a chance against the centripetal forces of agglomeration economies? This issue is addressed by focusing attention on a number of successful, forest-related companies running their operations far from metropolitan Sweden. This presentation is accompanied by a theoretical discussion that challenges the urban assumption.
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