south lakeland, perfectly placed: alan simpson, ibi group

IBI GROUPNovember 2015

SOUTH LAKELANDPERFECTLY PLACED

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South Lakeland displays many of the characteristics of leading

international Innovation Districts within the City Regions.

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INNOVATION DISTRICTS

“Access to talented and creative people is to modern business what access to coal and iron ore was to steel-making.”

- Richard Florida

INNOVATION DISTRICTS

“Innovation Districts are geographic areas where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with start-ups, business incubators, and accelerators.”

BRUCE KATZ & JULIE WAGNERThe brookings institution

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Common ingredients of a successful Innovation District:

Trigger People

PlacesPromotion

knowledge

education

built / natural environment

development

purpose

ManufacturingTourism

publicity

creative industry

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People: STEM Engineering Centre

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Places: Public Realm Design Guide

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The importance of ‘Third Places’:Support of the innovation and knowledge industries, while contributing to placemaking and neighbourliness

Cafes Public spaces

Libraries & bookstoresCo-working / co-creation spaces

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Publicity: quality places for quality business

people character knowledge skills business opportunity

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The Innovation District mixWorking across the spectrum of the physical components that make up Innovation Districts, understanding how the pieces fit together into a coherent whole.

Manufacturing

Housing / Mixed Use

Technology / Systems

Transportation /Connectivity

Higher Education

Science Landscape / Urban Design

Workplaces / Interiors

Arts & Culture

Master Planning