The aim of this paper is to critically examine the notion that the creative class may or may not play as a causal mechanism of urban regeneration. The paper begins with a review of Florida’s argument focusing on the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings. The second section develops a critique of the relationship between the creative class and growth. This is followed by an attempt to clarify...

Recycling is the process by which previously used materials are utilized in producing new products. Finding natural materials for used in construction is getting more and more difficult worldwide. In order to reduce the dependent on natural aggregates (NA) in concrete making recycled aggregates (RA) from demolished structures and roads can be utilized as an alternative if tests proved it is sui...

This study presents an empirical evidence concerning the comparison of  the dynamics of competitiveness in the creative and manufacturing industries. It investigated the impact of the economic crisis in the behavior of the competitiveness of those industries. The samples were 42 firms taken from 3 sub-sectors of the creative industries and 3 sub-sectors of the manufacturing industries listed in...