Creativity, culture tourism and place‐making: Istanbul and London film industries
International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
ISSN: 1750-6182
Article publication date: 10 August 2010
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to examine the role of creative industries in general and the film industry in particular for place‐making, spatial development, tourism, and the formation of creative cities.
Design/methodology/approach
The article reveals the preliminary findings of two case studies from Beyoglu, Istanbul, and Soho, London.
Findings
The research found a relation between place and creativity and the positive contribution to creativity of being in a city center. Among the creative industries, the film industry plays an important role in the economic and spatial development of cities by fostering endogenous creativeness, attracting exogenous talent, and contributing to the formation of places that creative cities require.
Originality/value
The paper raises interesting questions about the importance of place to creativity, also questioning whether creative industries can be a driver for regeneration.
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Citation
Durmaz, B., Platt, S. and Yigitcanlar, T. (2010), "Creativity, culture tourism and place‐making: Istanbul and London film industries", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 198-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506181011067592
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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