Reframing the ‘creative city’ through tailored and context-sensitive policies

What is it about?

The book has been developed on the basis of the European Union (EU) project ACRE.1 The experiences and policy strategies of 13 cities have been investigated: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Dublin, Helsinki, Milan, Munich, Toulouse, Budapest, Leipzig, Poznan, Riga and Sofia. Drawing on a series of interviews with policymakers, the book provides an original and thought-provoking view on adequate policies towards creative knowledge cities, their economic growth and competitiveness.

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Why is it important?

The book advocates the pertinence of ‘context-sensitive tailored approaches’ (xvii) for regional policies and specific economic sectors such as ‘creative industries’ and ‘knowledge-intensive industries’