Volltext herunterladen
(externe Quelle)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0156-08910764
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Toward a comprehensive measure of socio-cultural diversity: The case of Germany
[Sammelwerksbeitrag]
Dieser Sammelwerksbeitrag gehört zu folgendem Sammelwerk:
Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design
Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Abstract The positive impact of socio-cultural diversity on innovation and economic prosperity has been widely discussed. Yet, there is a lack of a clear quantitative indicator of sociocultural diversity. Most empirical works are limited to small case studies that follow various methods. This gap in the lite... mehr
The positive impact of socio-cultural diversity on innovation and economic prosperity has been widely discussed. Yet, there is a lack of a clear quantitative indicator of sociocultural diversity. Most empirical works are limited to small case studies that follow various methods. This gap in the literature calls for a comprehensive measure whereby researchers could assess and compare diversity across cities and regions at the national level. Building on a unique database of registered associations (in German: eingetragene Vereine), this study provides a hierarchical categorization of associations based on their field of activities. Applying the Shannon entropy index, the sociocultural diversity of German regions is measured. The findings indicate a disparity between East and West Germany, reflecting the path-dependent nature of historical events. This article sets an agenda for future research.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Diversität; kulturelle Vielfalt; Verein; sozioökonomische Entwicklung; Innovation; Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Klassifikation
Raumplanung und Regionalforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
German regions; socio-cultural diversity; associations
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design
Herausgeber
Larjosto, Vilja; Knaps, Falco; Abassiharofteh, Milad; Göb, Angelina; Baier, Jessica; Eberth, Andreas; Zebner, Fabiana; Thimm, Insa
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Verlag
Verlag der ARL
Erscheinungsort
Hannover
Seitenangabe
S. 87-98
Schriftenreihe
Forschungsberichte der ARL, 19
ISBN
978-3-88838-109-6
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0