The Influence of the Unesco Creative Cities Network on City’s Identity

• Main Author: Eglė Štuopytė
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2013-10-01
• Series: Santalka: Filosofija, Komunikacija
• Subjects: UNESCO; creative city; creative cities network; city’s identity
• Online Access: http://www.cpc.vgtu.lt/index.php/cpc/article/view/161

This article aims to define a creative city and ways to become one. Moreover, it focuses on the analysis of reasons, for which cities are trying to be part of a network. Next, the author reviews the UNESCO creative cities network and its classification. Additionally, a research is undertaken on city’s identity and its significance. Furthermore, the author attempts to find the connection between a city’s identity and the UNESCO creative cities network classification. For this purpose the author surveys two cities that belong to the UNESCO creative cities network and finds out whether the classification chosen by the cities matches their identity. Finally, the influence of the UNESCO creative cities network on city’s identity is addressed.