Table of contents
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION 2
1. l CITIES & CREATIVITY 2
1.2 NEED OF THE STUDY 3
1.3 RESEARCH PROBLEM 4
1.4 OBJECTIVES 5
1.5 LIMITATIONS 5
1.6 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY 6
1.6.1 CITIES, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY FRAMEWORK 6
Physical and spatial environment: Urban infrastructure and liveability ..... 6
Human capital: skills and innovation 6
Network and support infrastructure: Social networks, catalysers, support
and finance 6
Institutional and regulatory environment: inclusive institutions,
regulations and partnerships 7
Uniqueness 7
Digital Environment. 7
1.6.2 OUTCOMES 8
2 LITERATURE STUDY 10
2.1 THE CREATIVE CITY 10
2.1.1 Creative Cities Network 11
2.1.2 Objectives ofUCCN 12
2.1.3 UCCN in Action 12
2.2 CASE STUDIES 13
2.2.1 Lima, Peru 13
2.2.2 Madaba, Jordan 14
2.2.3 Angouleme, France 15
3 STUDY REGION: KOZHIKODE, KERALA 18
3.1 LOCATION 18
3.1.1 Regional Setting 19
3.2 PAST PLANNING EFFORTS 20
3.3 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION 20
3.3.1 History ofDevelopment. 21
3 .3 .2 Socio-Cultural history 22
3.4 DEMOGRAPHY 23
3 .4.1 Population Growth 23
3.4.2 Economy 24
4 THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ECOSTSYEM OF KOZHIKODE 26
4.1 LITERARY HERITAGE OF KOZHIKODE 26
4.2 DEFINING CREATIVE ECONOMY OF KOZHIKODE 31
4.3 CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MAPPING 32
5 CREATIVE ECONOMY POLICY FRAMEWORK 36
5.1 CASE STUDY I- ORANGE ECONOMY OF COLOMBIA 36
5.1.1 POLICY MEASURES SUPPORTING ORANGE ECONOMY36
5.2 Jamaica 38
5.2.1 POLICY MEASURES ADOPTED IN JAMAICA 39
6 MAPPING CULTURAL & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES OF KOZHIKODE 44
6.1 01 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIVEABILITY 44
6.1.1 Production Spaces 44
6.1.2 Streets and Marketplaces .48
6.1.3 Cinemas and concert halls 51
Kozhikode as a Creative City: Place-based Strategies
6.1.4 Libraries 52
6.1.5 Urban Public Spaces 54
6.2 02 HUMAN CAPITAL. 55
6.2.1 Schools, Colleges & Literary Institutions 56
6.2.2 Training & Skill development institutes 56
6.3 03 NETWORKS & SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 57
6.4 04 INSTITUTIONAL & REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 60
6.5 05 THE BENEFIT OF UNIQUENESS 61
6.5.1 Heritage Sites 61
6.5.2 Museums 63
6.5.3 Streets & Neighbourhoods 64
6.5.4 FESTIVALS & EVENTS 65
6.5.5 Diversity in population 66
6.6 06 DIGIT AL ENVIRONMENT 66
7 SWOT ANALYSIS 68
7.1 Strengths 68
7 .2 Weakness 68
7.3 Opportunities 69
7.4 Threats 70
8 PLACEMAKING PROPOSALS 72
8.1 KOZHIKODE CREATIVE QUARTER 72
8 .1.1 Creative Quarter Goals 7 5
8.2 Literary walks 76
9 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 80
9.1 01 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIVEABILITY 80
9.2 02 HUMAN CAPITAL. 81
9.3 03 NETWORKS & SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 82
9.4 04 INSTITUTIONAL & REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 84
9.5 05 THE BENEFIT OF UNIQUENESS 86
9.6 06 DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT 87
9.7 CONCLUSION 89