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The Potential Of Downtown Las Vegas Becoming A Creative Milieu, Ana Magdalena Barragan
The Potential Of Downtown Las Vegas Becoming A Creative Milieu, Ana Magdalena Barragan
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The city of Las Vegas is attempting to revitalize downtown through a creative economy by bringing cultural and experiential activities to the area in a mixed use arrangement with residential, business and civic uses. This study looks at the possibility of not only revitalizing downtown, but on it becoming a true creative milieu - a place that fosters creativity and innovation. It does so by first identifying three major forces working upon the realization of these goals: 1) the regional socio-economic conditions, 2) the government strategies, and 3) the creative population's participation.
The study conducts a quantitative assessments of each, …