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This chapter draws on a case study situated in the southwest of Taiwan, Tainan City. The case study demonstrates the intrinsic role of local culture plays in transforming a historical city into one flourishing with creativity. It also introduces a vital role that local communities and residents play in supporting the production of creative practices. This, in turn, stimulates development of cultural and creative industries of the city. Overall, this chapter argues for an ‘embedded approach’ to creative cities rather than translating or emulating models from elsewhere.
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“URS is established to create a new urban forum and opportunities for public participation … The space can be used as workshops, a common place for neighborhood activities, a public space for social interaction, a venue for exhibitions, etc….” Available at https://english.uro.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=44CAA2187123464E&s=A3D67422D686660E (Assessed: 16 August 2019).
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Data origin: Dept. of Household Registration, Taiwan. Available at https://www.ris.gov.tw/app/portal/346 (Assessed: 5 May 2019).
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Data origin: OUSTUDIO’s blog. Available at http://oustudio.blogspot.com/2009/05/2004.html (Assessed: 22 April 2019).
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Wu, JY. (2020). A Humble Creative City: Tainan City as a Case Study of Culture-led and Community-supported Transformation of a Historical City. In: Gu, X., Lim, M.K., O’Connor, J. (eds) Re-Imagining Creative Cities in Twenty-First Century Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46291-8_9
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