Creative and Cultural Industries in Urban Revitalization: A Practice Based Handbook

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Author
BOP Consulting ;
Korean Research Institute on Human Settlement
Date issued
Jul 2020
Editor
Larrain de Andraca, Isidora;
Navarrete, Jesús;
Flores Trejo, Helga
Subject
Urban Development;
Tourism;
Cultural Heritage;
Urban Revitalization;
Municipal Government;
Information and Communication Technology;
Creative Industry;
Art and Culture;
Digital Infrastructure;
Coronavirus;
Pandemic;
Real Estate Development
JEL code
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean;
R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Category
Learning Materials
The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are one of the fastest growing sectors globally. Many local governments across the world have also recognised how the CCIs can directly and indirectly contribute to place-based revitalisation efforts, helping to regenerate declining and depressed urban infrastructure, working with – rather than against – the grain of existing local heritage. However, the role of the CCIs and heritage in creating dynamic places, driving local economic development and innovation, and improving social cohesion remains under appreciated in many Latin American cities to-date.

Based on a set of in-depth international case studies, expert interviews, and a broad literature review of empirical evidence from projects around the word, this Handbook analyses what makes for success in CCI-led urban revitalisation. It details how CCI-led revitalisation projects can address specific socio-economic needs related to declining historic city centre areas and analyses how projects have achieved their success (as well as outlining what continuing challenges they face). The Handbook distils the lessons from this extensive body of practice and policy development, to provide guiding principles and advice for policymakers interested in how to integrate cultural and creative development within wider urban sustainability efforts.