<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cities provide conditions for the development of creativity and creative capital; some cities have made it an area of strategic intervention. Surely, there is a strong link between the creativity of a city and the value of social capital in a given territory. Hence, it is vital to answer the following questions: To what extent does investment in human capital determine the value of creative capital? What to invest in? Can one invest efficiently taking advantage of the attractive and popular virtual space? These are the questions explored by the present authors. Their specific goal is to assess the importance of social networks as a modern ICT tool for establishing relations, and of open networks in the dissemination of knowledge and in the development of creative communities.</p></abstract>

Cities provide conditions for the development of creativity and creative capital; some cities have made it an area of strategic intervention. Surely, there is a strong link between the creativity of a city and the value of social capital in a given territory. Hence, it is vital to answer the following questions: To what extent does investment in human capital determine the value of creative capital? What to invest in? Can one invest efficiently taking advantage of the attractive and popular virtual space? These are the questions explored by the present authors. Their specific goal is to assess the importance of social networks as a modern ICT tool for establishing relations, and of open networks in the dissemination of knowledge and in the development of creative communities.

Virtual Community For A Creative City

Department of Regional Economy and Environment, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Łódź, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Cities provide conditions for the development of creativity and creative capital; some cities have made it an area of strategic intervention. Surely, there is...

Virtual Community For A Creative City

Published Online: Jun 22, 2015

Page range: 65 - 74

Received: Dec 09, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0016

Keywords
virtual community, creative cities, social capital, social media, social networks, virtual networks

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Virtual Community For A Creative City

Published Online: Jun 22, 2015

Page range: 65 - 74

Received: Dec 09, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0016

Keywordsvirtual community, creative cities, social capital, social media, social networks, virtual networks

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
virtual community, creative cities, social capital, social media, social networks, virtual networks