Table 8 Cultural districts established thanks to regional laws on industrial districts.
District | Structure | Typology | Spatial proximity of the nodes | Existence of hierarchies among the nodes | Homogeneity of the nodes | Sector(s)/production chain(s) of specialization | Forms of integration among the nodes | Geographic relevance of the nodes | Implementation of the district project at 2019 | |
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Management (supervisory authority) | Nodes (partners) | |||||||||
Distretto Puglia Creativa | Association “Distretto Produttivo Puglia Creativa” (district committee) | 7 Local universities 1 Association of Industrialist 2 Trade unions 151 Local actors (companies, firms, cultural associations/foundations/consortia) | Planned Regional law on industrial districts, which includes CDs | Yes | Yes | No (different actors and chains are included) | Technologies applied to cultural heritage Cultural heritage valorisation Entrepreneurship in performing arts, cultural industries, creative industries, creative driven firms (social innovation, services, education) | Internal External Multiple | Regional National International (EU projects) | Implemented and fully operating under the district committee’s guide |
Distretto Culturale del Sud Est | Limited liability consortium company “Distretto Culturale del Sud Est” | 18 Public administrations (1 Province, 17 Municipalities) 4 Representative bodies of Agriculture, Commerce, Crafts and Industry 13 Local actors (companies, firms, cultural associations/foundations/consortia) | Planned Regional law on industrial districts, which includes CDs | Yes | Yes | No (industrial actors, banks are included) | Cultural heritage valorisation Tourism | Internal External | Regional International (UNESCO heritage) | Implemented, even if under a new district label: “Distretto Turistico del Sud Est” |
Distretto Produttivo Turistico Culturale delle Province di Venezia, Rovigo, Treviso e Vicenza | District Agreement (Chamber of Commerce and Province of Venice) | 16 Public administrations (4 Province, 12 Municipalities) 5 Local university 42 Representative bodies of Agriculture, Commerce, Crafts and Industry 11 Local actors (companies, cultural associations/foundations/consortia (–) Local firms | Planned Regional law on industrial districts, which includes CDs | Yes | No | No (industrial actors and research centers are included | Cultural heritage valorisation Tourism | Internal External | Regional | (–) |
Meta-distretto Veneto dei Beni Culturali e Ambientali | Consortium “Distretto Veneto dei Beni Culturali” | 4 Representative bodies of Crafts and Construction Industry 2 Public companies for research and innovation | Semi-planned Regional law on industrial districts, which includes CDs | Yes | Yes | No (industrial actors and research centers are included) | Technologies applied to cultural heritage Cultural heritage valorisation Energy efficiency Technologies for managing resources (cultural-tourist resources) | Internal External Multiple | Regional, National, International (EU projects) | Implemented, but no data available after 2013 |