Making waves: the valuation of innovations in San Sebastian's surf economy

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Carvalho, L (Author) FLUP; van Winden, W (Author) Other

Journal

Title: European Planning Studies

Vol. 26

Pages: 75-93

ISSN: 0965-4313

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 8 Citations

Scopus - 14 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-BZ4

DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1372369

Abstract (EN): This study takes a valuation perspective to study how and where products and innovations are gaining economic significance' in the contemporary economy. Building on a recent research stream in economic geography and urban and regional studies, it highlights that the economic value of many products is not formed within production systems alone, but relies on co-constructed connections between production and consumption systems, playing out across multiple geographies. It distinguishes between three types of economic valuation pathways - namely technical, experiential and identity-based - which although analytically distinct may actually build and reinforce one another. This approach is empirically illustrated with the case of the surf-related economy in the city of San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain), which is used to make a broader point about the growing relevance of a valuation approach to understand competitive advantage and economic renewal in localized production systems.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 19