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

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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.

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  • Daniel Silver, 2011. "The American scenescape: amenities, scenes and the qualities of local life," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 5(1), pages 97-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:5:y:2011:i:1:p:97-114
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    1. Farber, Steven & O'Kelly, Morton & Miller, Harvey J. & Neutens, Tijs, 2015. "Measuring segregation using patterns of daily travel behavior: A social interaction based model of exposure," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 26-38.

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