CREATIVE ECONOMY’S DEYELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES IN UPPER SILESIAN AGGLOMERATION

Andrzej KLASIK

Adam DROBNIAK

Krzysztof WRANA

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the issues concerning the conditions and potentialsfor development of a creative economy - based on culture sector - in cities and towns ofthe Upper Silesian Agglomeration. It refers to the aspects like: broad and narrow definition of a creative economy, prospective and retrospective presentation of the Upper Silesian Agglomeration as well as its institutional potential along with existing
structure of the creative economy. Cases of Katowice as a musie city and Bytom as a stage and outdoor entertainment town were also discussed.

Keywords:

creative economy, sectors of creative economy, urban agglomeration,, high culture, musie industry, performing arts sector and outdor entertainment