Landry C. The Creative City: A Toolkit For Urban Innovators

London; Sterling, VA: Comedia; Earthscan, 2006. — 324 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85383-613-8; ISBN: I0: 135383-613-3The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life. It shows how to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues, with remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration from around the world. This revised edition of Charles Landry's highly influential text has been updated with a new, extensive overview.List of Case Studies
Acronyms and AbbreviationsSetting the Scene
AcknowledgementsUrban GroundshiftsRediscovering Urban CreativityWhy are some cities successful?
Culture moving centre stage
The varieties of creativityUrban Problems, Creative SolutionsThe contemporary city
Fault-lines in urbanismThe New ThinkingInnovative thinking for changing cities
Imagine a cityThe dynamics of urban creativityCreative Urban TransformationsEmbedding a culture of creativity in a smaller city: The Creative Town Initiative, Huddersficld
Helsinki: Uncovering a hidden resource
Innovation in a non-innovative setting: Emscher Park
Seeding innovation: The Urban Pilot Programme
The Creative CityFoundations of the Creative CityEmbedding creativity into the genetic code;
The preconditions
Personal qualities
Will and leadership
Human diversity and access to varied talent:
Mixing people
Organizational culture
Fostering strong local identity
Urban spaces and facilities
Networking and associative StructuresThe Ocative MilieuOrigins of interest
What is a creative milieu?
The qualities of a creative milieu
Harnessing the triggers of creativityA Conceptual Toolkit Of Urban CreativityGetting Creative Planning StartedWhat is a conceptual toolkit?
The Creative City strategy method
Culture and creativity
Getting the ideas factory going: Creative tools and techniques
Civic creativityRediscovering Urban CreativityThe urban innovations matrix
Lifecyde thinking
Urban R&DAssessing and Sustaining the Creative ProcessThe cycle of urban creativity
The Creative City development scale
New indicators for creative cities
Urbanism and urban literacyThe Creative City And BeyondThe Creative City and Beyond
Contours of the next wave of creativity and innovation
Towards the Learning City
From planning to urban strategy makingAppendicesCultural Industries in Tower Hamlets
Glasgow's Cultural Strengths
Visual Arts in GlasgowInteresting Websites
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