Creative Cities Network Explained
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a flagship city programme of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which have recognized culture and creativity as strategic drivers of sustainable urban development.[1] [2] [3], there are almost 300 cities from around 90 countries in the network.
The network aims to foster mutual international cooperation with and between member cities committed to invest in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy.[4] The Network recognizes the following creative fields:[1]
- The overall situation and activities within the Network is reported in the UCCN Membership Monitoring Reports, each for a four-year period for a particular city.[5]
- The Network recognizes the concept of creative tourism, defined as travel associated with creative experience and participation.[6]
Film
See main article: City of Film.
Literature
See main article: City of Literature.
Music
See main article: City of Music (UNESCO).
Crafts and Folk Arts
See main article: article and City of Crafts and Folk Arts.
Design
See main article: Design Cities (UNESCO).
Gastronomy
See main article: City of Gastronomy.
Media Arts
See main article: City of Media Arts.
Notes and References
- https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/content/about-us "What is the Creative Cities Network ?"
- https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/ Creative Cities Network
- Inequalities in Creative Cities: Issues, Approaches, Comparisons, 2016, p. 241
- Web site: UCCN today: 116 Cities in 54 countries . Creative Cities Network . en. 2018-10-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221123/https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/events/uccn-today-116-cities-54-countries . 2018-10-03 .
- Web site: Reporting & monitoring . UCCN . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925195545/https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/content/reporting-monitoring . Sep 25, 2023 .
- OECD Studies on Tourism Tourism and the Creative Economy, 2014,, p. 83
