The focus of this thesis is on three connected themes: Charles Landry, Comedia and the notion of the creative city. Landry and Comedia devised the notion of the creative city in the early 1990s. This thesis considers the relevance of the creative city concept to strategic planning. It questions whether the creative city is possible and whether it is capable of bringing the change Landry premises. This thesis looks at the evolution of urban cultural strategies since the 1970s. Landrys creative city is a new urban cultural strategy with creativity as an added dimension. The meaning...