Arts and creativity: A business and branding strategy for Lodz as a neoliberal city

被引:15
作者
Cudny, Waldemar [1 ]
Comunian, Roberta [2 ]
Wolaniuk, Anita [3 ]
机构
[1] Jan Kochanowski Univ JKU Kielce, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Inst Geog, Kielce, Poland
[2] Kings Coll London, Dept Culture Media & Creat Ind, London, England
[3] Univ Lodz, Fac Geog Sci, Lodz, Poland
关键词
Lodz; City branding; Promotion; Creative city; Creative industries; Neoliberalism; CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY; URBAN REGENERATION; CLASS THESIS; PLACE; CITIES; CULTURE; IMAGE; TRANSFORMATION; GOVERNANCE; IDENTITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.cities.2020.102659
中图分类号
TU98 [区域规划、城乡规划];
学科分类号
0814 ; 082803 ; 0833 ;
摘要
This article builds on the current critique of urban neoliberal strategies for global competition that make instrumental use of arts and creativity. This paper moves the debate forward by providing a more holistic overview of why cities exploit arts and creativity as a business development strategy. It translates the arguments often used in the literature on corporate investment in arts to consider how investment in arts and creativity at an urban level aim to affect not only promotion and marketing, but also influence public relations and corporate social responsibility, prompt new production and research and innovation and boost local human resources for the local economy. Cities invest in cultural development, arts, creative industries, festivals and other events to develop a range of opportunities and as an overall strategy to engage in global urban competition, behaving like companies who try to differentiate themselves in the market by investing in creativity and sponsoring arts events. To illustrate the similarity between urban policies and business strategies we use the case study of Lodz, a Polish post-industrial city, where creative industries have recently become leading urban development drivers.
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