2025/11/12 by Todorovic, Brankica
#Creative industries #Creative innovations #Culture #FOS: Economics and business #Tourism
paper · doi:10.57883/thij37(1)2025.40280
Creative industries are one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, enabling economic development and progress based on key resources and development drivers. The intertemporal nature of the creative industry highlights its ability to assimilate traditional knowledge and cultural heritage from the past with contemporary technologies. Culture, creativity, and tourism are interconnected and show the ability to respond to rapid economic, cultural, and technological changes. In contemporary economies, they become interconnected and form creative innovations in the form of creative cities, creative factories, incubators, and other forms. This work adopts a qualitative research approach aimed at examining the interrelationship between creative industries, tourism, and culture, as well as, their role in promoting the sustainable development of local communities. The methodological framework is based on the analysis of secondary sources and case studies of two Portuguese cities, Idanha-a-Nova and Óbidos, which are part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The objective is to offer insight into practical models for implementing the creative economy that can be adapted and applied to other local contexts. This methodological framework enables a holistic approach to the analysis of creative industries, taking into account their cultural, economic and social impact in contemporary urban environments.