Keywords
Chinese cities
Creative Industries Park
Urban policies
Submitted : 2021-11-01
Accepted : 2021-11-16
Published : 2021-12-01
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to establish the notion of the creative city, show its essential characteristics, and critically evaluate and analyse what elements impact creativity and innovation in cities using real case studies and related literature. Finally, in the essay, the topic of whether or not China will have creative cities in the future is asked, and the feasibility of constructing creative cities in China is discussed, prompting a new way of thinking about China’s future creative city plan.
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