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]

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

  1. https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/content/about-us "What is the Creative Cities Network ?"
  2. https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/ Creative Cities Network
  3. Inequalities in Creative Cities: Issues, Approaches, Comparisons, 2016, p. 241
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: Reporting & monitoring . UCCN . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925195545/https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/content/reporting-monitoring . Sep 25, 2023 .
  6. OECD Studies on Tourism Tourism and the Creative Economy, 2014,, p. 83