The American scenescape: amenities, scenes and the qualities of local life

Daniel Silver

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2011, vol. 5, issue 1, 97-114

Abstract: This paper outlines a new approach to measuring local quality of place. It uses a national database of some 500 types of local amenities to measure the local 'scene' in every US zip code. It provides a brief tour through the American 'scenescape' at the national, regional, urban and neighbourhood levels by outlining variations in types of amenities and the values they support, such as tradition, self-expression, transgression or local authenticity. And it shows that scenes with a strong self-expressive dimension promote growth and innovation while enhancing the economic impacts of technology clusters. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2011
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