Inside the system-wide cultural district: a new relational and organisational taxonomy of cultural districts based on the sector policies by Italian Regions (2000–2015)

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Table 1 Classification of cultural districts according to the economic-institutional features.

Typologies	Characteristics
Typologies	Model	Role of public administrations	Sectors involved	Positive externalities	Protection of intellectual property
Industrial cultural district	Natural	Definition of development trajectories (no explicit public policy)	Design, audiovisual, cinema, fashion	Related to production	Patents, industrial secrets, tacit knowledge, trademarks
Institutional cultural district	Semi-planned	Attribution of brands and property rights	Culture of “savoir vivre”, fairs and exhibitions on agrifood industry and certified products	Related to production and consumption	Territorial brands, designations of origin
Museum cultural district	Planned	Cultural policies	Network of museums	Related to consumption and networking	Copyright, trademarks (logos and store signs)
Metropolitan cultural district	Planned	Urban policies	Theatres, cinema, art galleries	Related to agglomeration	Copyright, authorship rights