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Anatomy of a techno-creative community – the role of brokers, places, and events in the emergence of projection mapping in Nantes

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This article aims to study the role of brokers, places, and events in the structuring of a community of innovation whose practice is at the intersection of art and technology – projection mapping. Using an exploratory case study, we observe the relationships between the different actors who form a community, sharing a common interest in a techno – creative practice – but whose collective innovation dynamic is only in its beginnings and remains unstable. We document the critical role of places and events as intermediary platforms for these actors. This reveals preferential circulations – patterns of moves among a set of focal locations in the city for a community – and the crucial role of these locations in communities’ emergence.

Source: European Planning Studies

DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1959901

Authors: Etienne Capron, Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux, Raphaël Suire

Institutions: Université d'Angers, Laboratoire d'Economie et de Management de Nantes Atlantique, Université de Nantes, Nantes Université

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Industries and Urban Development

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche