Chiang Mai: Cultural Justice in the Creative City

Using creative city initiatives to further cultural and environmental justice agendas in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

creative citiesZayd MintyJuly 26, 2018South east asia, chiang mai, creative city, culture, cultural development, cultural justice, sustainability, artComment

Medellin: A Creative City

Medellin's transformation, from a city of violence to one of innovation and social dynamism, is the result of concerted and significant investments into cultural programmes and infrastructure since 2004.

creative citiesZayd MintyMarch 29, 2018medellin, south america, global south, culture, cultural policy, cultural democracy, cultural development, creative cityComment

The Missed Opportunity: World Design Capital 2014

WDC14 had notable successes, but ultimately did not achieve its primary objective to use design as a tool for transformation in Cape Town. Why did this happen?

creative citiesZayd MintyDecember 14, 2017cape town, south africa, global south, design, city, creative city Comments

Working Together: Cape Town's Bid for World Design Capital 2014

The power of networks and a tight deadline. The conditions and the processes behind Cape Town's successful bid for World Design Capital 2014.

creative citiesZayd MintyDecember 7, 2017cape town, south africa, social justice, world design capital, network, global south, culture, creativity, creative economy, creative industry, world cup, apartheidComment

Cape Town's Two City Tale of Culture

Design and the Divided City: Culture and the transformative potential of Creativity. Part one in a series on Cape Town's journey to becoming World Design Capital 2014.

creative citiesZayd MintyNovember 30, 2017creative city, cape town, world design capital, culture, apartheid, urban, innovation, creativity, creative economy, creative industry, designComment

Anointed Creative: The UNESCO Creative Cities Network

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a vital learning space, towards addressing sustainability challenges by mobilising culture, creativity and innovation.

creative citiesZayd MintyNovember 9, 2017UNESCO, sustainability, creative city, creativity, creative economy, creative industry, culture, urban development, city, urban, innovation, chiang mai, cape town, bandung, durbanComment

A Network of Indonesian Creative Cities

Scaling up an idea of what creative city could be, for a sustainable and just future in Indonesia, we meet a collective working nationally, but building from ground up.

The Bandung Creative City Experiment

Bandung is a unique creative city experiment, developed by citizens from its creative sector, and adopted by its municipality.

creative cities, participatory governanceZayd MintyOctober 5, 2017bandung, Indonesia, creative economy, creative city, creative industry, creativity, innovation, urban, public space, cities, citizen action, global south, South east asia

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