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{{Short description|UNESCO project}}File:UNESCO CreativeCity logo.jpg|thumb|Photograph of the Creative City network logo in YokohamaYokohamaThe UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a flagship city programme of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which have recognized culture and creativity as strategic drivers of sustainable urban development.“What is the Creative Cities Network ?”, a UNESCO webpageCreative Cities Network homepageInequalities in Creative Cities: Issues, Approaches, Comparisons, 2016, {{ISBN|1349951153}} p. 241 {{As of|2022}}, there are almost 300 cities from around 90 countries in the network. The network aims to foster mutual international cooperation with and between member cities committed to invest in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy.WEB,en.unesco.org/creative-cities/events/uccn-today-116-cities-54-countries, UCCN today: 116 Cities in 54 countries {{!, Creative Cities Network|website=en.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-03}} The Network recognizes the following creative fields:

• The overall situation and activities within the Network is reported in the UCCN Membership Monitoring Reports, each for a four-year period for a particular city.“Reporting & monitoring”, a UCCN webpage

• The Network recognizes the concept of creative tourism, defined as travel associated with creative experience and participation.OECD Studies on Tourism Tourism and the Creative Economy, 2014, {{ISBN|9264207872}}, p. 83

Film

Literature

Music

Crafts and Folk Arts

Design

Gastronomy

Media Arts

References

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External links

• {{officialwww.unesco.org/en/creative-cities}}
• {{wikivoyage-inline|UNESCO Creative Cities}}

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