Title
The creative city - a sustainable city?: An exploration of the impact of sustainable innovation and sustainable urban development on the performance of creative industries
Author
Trip, J.J.
Romein, A.
Faculty
OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment
Department
OTB Research
Date
2011-04-17
Abstract
Since at least ten years the creative city concept is very much en vogue. Culture and creativity are regarded drivers of urban economic development, and are therefore important elements of urban economic policy. At the same time, however, concerns about for instance climate change and liveability have led to an increased focus on social and environmental sustainability in urban development and policy. In contrast to the creative city concept, the idea of sustainability does not generally take the objective of urban economic development as a starting point. Yet, the influence and longevity of the concept seems at least as certain as that of the creative city concept, if not much more. From the perspective of the creative city, therefore, the question about the relation between these two influential concepts is highly relevant. In view of this the current paper explores how the increasing focus on sustainability may affect the performance of the creative industries 1) through a possible shift in the focus of innovation policy and funding, and 2) by way of sustainable urban development, which may affect the specific creative production and consumption milieu. A discussion of the implications of our findings for policy-making, and some clues for more detailed research conclude the paper.
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Publisher
Regional Studies Association
Source
RSA Annual International Conference 2011 "Regional Development and Policy: Challenges, Choices and Recipients", Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 17-20 April 2011
Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
conference paper
Rights
(c) 2011 The Author(s)
Delft University of Technology