Creative Cities Network

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development.^[1]^[2]^[3] As of 2017, there are 180 cities from 72 countries in the network.^[4]

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.^[5] 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 4-year period for a particular city.^[6]

The Network recognizes the concept of creative tourism, defined as travel associated with creative experience and participation.^[7]

Film[]

Literature[]

Music[]

Crafts and Folk Arts[]

Design[]

UNESCO's Design Cities project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. To be approved as a Design City, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.^[8] The Design Cities are:^[9]

Cities	Year
Buenos Aires	2005
Montreal	2006
Kobe, Nagoya, Shenzhen	2008
Saint-Etienne, Seoul, Shanghai	2010
Graz	2011
Bilbao, Helsinki, Turin, Dundee	2014
Bandung, Detroit, Puebla, Singapore, Kaunas	2015
Geelong, Kortrijk, Istanbul, Wuhan	2017

Nine cities joined this network on the occasion of World Cities’ Day as Design Cities on October 31, 2019. They are: Asahikawa (Japan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Bangkok (Thailand), Cebu City (Philippines), Fortaleza (Brazil), Hanoi (Vietnam), Muharraq (Bahrain), Berlin (Germany) and San José (Costa Rica).^[10]

Gastronomy[]

Media Arts[]

York (UK) became a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts in 2014.^[11]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "What is the Creative Cities Network ?", a UNESCO webpage
^ Creative Cities Network homepage
^ Inequalities in Creative Cities: Issues, Approaches, Comparisons, 2016, ISBN 1349951153 p. 241
^ Macdonald, Moira (31 October 2017). "UNESCO declares Seattle a City of Literature". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "UCCN today: 116 Cities in 54 countries | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
^ "Reporting & monitoring", a UCCN webpage
^ OECD Studies on Tourism Tourism and the Creative Economy, 2014, ISBN 9264207872, p. 83
^ "The Creative Cities Network - A Global Platform for Local Endeavour" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
^ "Design Cities". Cities of Design Network. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
^ "UNESCO celebrates World Cities Day designating 66 new Creative Cities". UNESCO. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
^ "York | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

External links[]

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[about-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "What is the Creative Cities Network ?", a UNESCO webpage

[2] Creative Cities Network homepage

[3] Inequalities in Creative Cities: Issues, Approaches, Comparisons, 2016, ISBN 1349951153 p. 241

[4] Macdonald, Moira (31 October 2017). "UNESCO declares Seattle a City of Literature". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[5] "UCCN today: 116 Cities in 54 countries | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

[6] "Reporting & monitoring", a UCCN webpage

[7] OECD Studies on Tourism Tourism and the Creative Economy, 2014, ISBN 9264207872, p. 83

[8] "The Creative Cities Network - A Global Platform for Local Endeavour" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[9] "Design Cities". Cities of Design Network. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[10] "UNESCO celebrates World Cities Day designating 66 new Creative Cities". UNESCO. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[11] "York | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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