MAPPING CULTURE

Cultural space category Count Count %
Commercial and Enterprises 137 63.7%
Festival, Event and Public Space 34 15.8%
Practice, Education and Development 27 12.6%
Community and Participation 16 7.4%
Performance and Exhibition 1 0.5%
Total 215 100.0%
Table 17. Breakdown of cultural venues in Green Square Village by spatial category
With regard to the distribution of the value chain roles in Green Square Village,
according to Table 18, there are 453 counts of different roles in the value chain. The
roles of ‘production’ and ‘dissemination’ are more prominent in the area, due to the
dominance of ‘commercial and enterprise’ venues which mainly engage in the
manufacturing and retailing of cultural products or services. However, it is worth
noting that the ‘creation’ role only accounts for 19.0% of the total, and that this
percentage is smaller than in Harris Street Village. This finding can be explained by the
fact that two of the top three sectors in the area—printing and commercial art
gallery—tend to have a lesser creative function. The role of ‘use’ only represents 17.7%
of the total count of value chain roles, indicating that Green Square is not yet an
important location for cultural consumption. However, as mentioned above, in view of
the growing population in the area, increased investment in ‘performance and
exhibition’ infrastructure is anticipated.
Value chain role Count Count %
Creation 86 19.0%
Production 141 31.1%
Dissemination 124 27.4%
Use 80 17.7%
Education 22 4.9%
Total 453 100.0%
Table 18. Breakdown of cultural venues in Green Square Village by value chain role
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