Creative Clusters

Edited on 18/10/2024

21/04/2008 19/07/2011

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Local economy
  • Participative governance
  • Culture & Heritage
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Research and innovation
The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small urban centres and not only of big cities. Thus, the main value-added that the work of the Creative Clusters network can produce is to transfer the “creative city model” (too much focused on big and middle-sized metropolis) to low density urban areas. In other words, to transfer a range of so far considered urban attributes (accessibility, cultural life, technological facilities, competitive clusters, global networking, etc.) to middle-sized and small towns.

Summary

Partners

LEAD PARTNER : Óbidos - Portugal
  • Enguera - Spain
  • Viareggio - Italy
  • Catanzaro - Italy
  • Reggio Emilia - Italy
  • Hódmezővásárhely - Hungary
  • Mizil - Romania
  • Jyväskylä - Finland
  • Barnsley

Introduction

This is relevant at European Union level because the project is going to explore the capacity of the creative issue to impulse a sort of leapfrog in terms of social and economic development for small and midsize towns as well as an excellent opportunity to re-think rural development.

The objective of this URBACT network is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related to creative clusters in low density urban areas. It is also an intention of the partners to assist policy-makers and managers of Operational Programmes to define initiatives in this field, which may be selected for Structural Funds programmes.

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Network Contact

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