CREATIVE CITY IN THEORY

Abstract

This is an academic article. The introductory part presents the definition of the creative economy, on which theories of a creative city are based. The second part concerns the most common in the literature representations of a creative city. The third part describes basic theories about the society characteristic for creative cities (creative class theory, 3T theory, creative milieu). The whole is summed up by the overview of key issues which currently stand against the development of creative cities.