Multidimensional management framework for creative places

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the creative city discourse expanding on current tangible and intangible strategies, by integrating recent placemaking tactics to develop a multidimensional framework for designing creative places. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on a framework analysis and critical meta-review of current research on creative city and placemaking. Findings The findings show that there are three additional factors related to placemaking tactics in the established literature: institutional factors, human factor and arts and design factor emerging from the intersection of creative city and placemaking frameworks. Practical implications The findings of this study can inform a more holistic approach to placemaking in creative cities in both theory and practice, namely, a multidimensional place management framework for creative environments of today. Originality/value This paper contributes to the current trends in creative city and the development of placemaking guidelines. It provides a simplified view of an exhaustive list of existing literature.

The relationship between creative developments and place: a position paper

“…They may glamorize an area (e.g. with well-designed public spaces) to outsiders or real-estate developers in ways that capitalize on the economic value of land attached to these clusters, and this might result in gentrification processes, such as rent rises and/or substituting low-profile cultural venues and affordable housing and working spaces (congenial for artists) with expensive venues and housing (Gibson et al , 2012; Mengi and Guaralda, 2020; Tang, 2020; Trip and Romein, 2014) . In addition, it has been argued that the legacy of large-scale cultural projects is more related to image and city branding activities than long-term development of local creative industries, catering to artist’s needs and accounting for place-specific context (García, 2005; Kiroff, 2019; Lin, 2018).…”

Reviewing the role of cultural and creative industries in developing an urban cultural policy platform in Rasht city, Iran

“…Based on the critical review of the literature in addition to national and regional strategies in the case study, this paper has recommended a process of four phases of regenerating a creative platform in the city of Rasht. The scheme has been grounded on four pillars: Rasht cultural resources such as cultural facilities and environmental amenities (Redaelli and Stevenson, 2021) in the city of Rasht; Municipal objectives and policies which are devised by urban governance (Chapain and Sagot-Duvauroux, 2018) through RRP; Creative Rasht, festival urban branding (Mengi and Guaralda, 2020), which is the concept adopted by the mayor of the Rasht to increase cultural and creative tourism; and the inclusion and participation of Stakeholders (Pourzakarya and Fadaei Nezhad Bahramjerdi, 2021) to promote the role of all involved actors, especially the local community, in policymaking processes. …”

“…Creative Rasht, festival urban branding (Mengi and Guaralda, 2020), which is the concept adopted by the mayor of the Rasht to increase cultural and creative tourism; and…”

Making future floating cities sustainable: a way forward

“…This factor is normally known as the human factor and is well recognized by place management practitioners and researchers. For instance, the additional three factors for place-making tactics derived from the existing literature by Mengi and Guaralda (2020) include the human factor. The institutional factors and the art and design factor were part of the factors derived in this study.…”