Advanced Introduction to the Creative City

‘Creative city’ remains one of the most globally influential policy ideas. Landry’s Advanced Introduction presents an intellectual landscape of the most compelling policy ideas, creative proposals, models of practice, and frameworks of reflection, that the creative city imaginary facilitates around the world. This is an essential companion to cultural policy in relation to cities and creative economy, place-making and any form of sustainable community worth living in.’ –Jonathan Vickery, University of Warwick, UK

‘It is always impressive and inspiring how Charles Landry manages to tap into the big questions for our common future. His innovative approach to culture and creative industries as a mind and game changer developed a movement that is constantly growing. This book is again an eye opener on how to work on central issues - multi-layered, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral - bringing life and perspectives into the cities of tomorrow - where people have the power.’ –Claudia Jericho, Creative Human Relations/ CREATIVE.NRW, Nord Rhein Westfalen Government, Germany

‘Yes I love this book and find it very helpful as it describes for the first time the history of creative cities in a comprehensive way.’ –Emeritus Professor, Masayuki Sasaki, Osaka City University, Japan

Charles Landry is an international urban planner, writer and speaker. He is known for popularising the concept of the Creative City. His book The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, now a classic, has been translated into several languages. His more recent book is The Fragile City and the Risk Nexus. He advises cities and corporations globally on how to become more creative, imaginative, innovative and resilient.