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Not Only in Cities: Creative Activities in Rural Areas with a Case Study of Lower Silesia


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Fig. 1

Study area.Source: own study.
Study area.Source: own study.

Fig. 2

Histogram of economic entities by weighted share of creative activities (CASc) within their activities in rural and urban areas of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.
Histogram of economic entities by weighted share of creative activities (CASc) within their activities in rural and urban areas of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.

Fig. 3

Spatial diversity of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.
Spatial diversity of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).Source: own study.

Fig. 4

Spatial diversification of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – software, B – advertising.Source: own study.
Spatial diversification of the weighted index of the share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – software, B – advertising.Source: own study.

Fig. 5

Spatial diversity of the weighted share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – furniture, B – ceramic products.Source: own study.
Spatial diversity of the weighted share of creative activities per 1,000 inhabitants (CAAI) in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia as of the end of 2018 (%).A – furniture, B – ceramic products.Source: own study.

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Name of activityStructure of weighted share of creative activity in total (%)Weighted share of creative actvity per 1,000 companies in totalThe ratio of the number of companies conducting one type of activity only to the weighted total of this activity (%)
urban areasrural areasurban areas – rural areas ratiourban areasrural areasurban areas – rural areas ratiourban areasrural areasdifferences between urban areas and rural areas in percentage points
manufacture of ceramic tableware and ornamental articles0.20.72.90.20.42.023.328.14.8
manufacture of furniture5.716.32.94.68.92.022.120.8−1.4
archives activities0.10.11.60.00.01.134.051.517.5
museums activities0.00.11.40.00.01.00.00.00.0
performing arts activities2.13.01.41.71.61.022.731.79.0
support activities to performing arts1.41.71.21.10.90.817.920.62.6
library activities0.00.01.10.00.00.70.00.00.0
specialised design activities6.36.51.05.13.50.721.422.30.8
retail sale of second-hand goods in specialised stores6.06.01.04.83.30.728.718.2−10.5
artistic creation activities3.02.91.02.41.60.724.721.9−2.8
radio broadcasting0.10.11.00.10.00.75.90.0−5.9
operation of arts facilities0.50.51.00.40.30.721.711.0−10.6
manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles1.71.50.91.40.80.623.57.1−16.4
sound recording and music publishing activities1.11.00.90.90.60.610.113.83.8
other publishing activities2.11.90.91.71.00.67.510.73.2
motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities0.50.40.90.40.20.614.78.4−6.3
advertising16.014.30.912.97.80.614.014.40.4
architectural activities7.06.20.95.73.40.631.721.6−10.1
photographic activities6.96.00.95.53.30.630.829.9−0.8
other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores9.48.10.97.64.40.622.311.0−11.4
motion picture projection activities0.30.30.90.30.20.611.39.6−1.8
motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities1.31.20.91.10.60.625.520.0−5.5
manufacture of musical instruments0.10.10.80.10.00.516.30.0−16.3
publishing of computer games0.80.60.80.60.30.51.92.30.4
publishing of other software2.31.80.81.91.00.518.57.2−11.2
operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions0.50.40.80.40.20.548.530.6−17.9
motion picture, video and television programme production activities2.11.70.81.70.90.534.126.5−7.6
publishing of newspapers0.50.40.80.40.20.56.60.0−6.6
computer programming activities12.29.40.89.85.10.531.224.1−7.1
publishing of directories and registers0.20.20.70.20.10.51.70.0−1.7
public and licence television programmes broadcasting0.20.10.70.10.10.524.49.1−15.3
translation and interpretation activities6.24.40.75.02.40.527.418.9−8.5
news agency activities0.90.70.70.70.40.510.61.7−8.9
publishing of journals and periodicals0.80.50.70.60.30.57.03.7−3.3
book publishing1.40.90.61.10.50.414.01.2−12.7
total1001001.080.654.70.723.118.9−4.3

The share of economic entities and creative activities in rural areas and cities of Lower Silesia in 2018.

SpecificationUrban areasRural areasTotalDifference between rural areas and the total value (%)
Share of companies conducting at least 1 creative activity per 100 companies in total28.622.227.1−18
Share of companies conducting completely creative activity per 100 companies in total1.91.01.7−41
Weighted share of creative activities in the total number of activities8.15.57.4−26
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