Designing creative places

The role of creative tourism

Bibliographic Data

ID23252111
AuthorsGreg Richards (0000-0002-5903-6310, corresponding author)
Year2021
Publication date2021-05-14
Open AccessNo
TypePREPRINT
PublisherCenter for Open Science (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31235/osf.io/eyhn5
OpenAlexW4241830309
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Creativity has become a strategy in the making of places, with cities and regions seeking to increase their attractiveness to the creative class, support the creative industries or to become ‘creative cities’. We examine how creativity has been utilised in placemaking in tourism destinations through different design strategies. A shift in theoretical focus from creative individuals towards creative districts or places is noted, in line with the developing field of creative placemaking. Case studies of creative development indicate strategies need to be sensitive to local context, and follow some basic design principles. Creative placemaking includes consideration ofresources, meaning and creativity, driven by clear vision, enabling participation, leaving space for creative expression and developing a coherent narrative.

Aesthetics · Art · Attractiveness · Civil engineering · Context (archaeology) · Creative brief · Creative class · Creative industries · Creativity · Destinations · Geography · Narrative · Placemaking · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Tourism · Urban design · Urban planning · Visual arts · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology · Social Psychology

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