Creative economy as a space practice in the context of creative cities of the global south: the case of Poco da Draga/A economia criativa enquanto pratica de espaco no contexto das cidades criativas do sul global: o caso do Poco da Draga/ La economia creativa como practica espacial en el contexto de las ciudades creativas del sur global: el caso de Poco da Draga

• Published in: Revista de administração pública (Rio de Janeiro) 2023-11, Vol.57 (6)
• Main Authors: Pinheiro, Vanessa Pereira, Ipiranga, Ana Silvia Rocha, Lopes, Luma Louise Sousa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0034-7612
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-761220220416x

In 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized the capital of the Brazilian state of Ceara, Fortaleza, as a creative city of design. Since then, Fortaleza has been working to organize a Creative District between the spaces of two contiguous neighborhoods. On the urban margins surrounding these spaces is located the Poco da Draga community, which has been organizing a set of actions in favor of the creative economy. This study proposes a discussion about the creative economy as a practice, shedding light on alternative critical perspectives for analyzing public policies related to the organization of creative districts in cities of the global south. The concept of "practice of space" was considered as walking rhetoric, a way of being and doing for those living in the city. The objective was to discuss how the creative economy can act as a practice of space. The qualitative and exploratory methodology involved bibliographical and documentary surveys, complemented by interviews and observation procedures in the spaces under study. The analysis was based on the thematic examination of the identified practices of space, considering the research objective. The main results showed a set of practices of space, emancipatory and resistance permeated by creativity, put into action by the inhabitants of Poco da Draga. It is suggested that public policies for creative cities in the global south consider the potential "doings" of their inhabitants, aiming at organizing practices in marginalized urban spaces. Keywords: creative economy; creative city; practice of space; public policy. Em 2019, Fortaleza, capital do Ceara, recebeu a chancela da Organizacao das Nacoes Unidas para a Educacao, a Ciencia e a Cultura (UNESCO) de cidade criativa do design. Com isso, a prefeitura vem atuando na organizacao de um distrito criativo entre os espacos de dois bairros contiguos. Nas margens urbanas que circundam esses espacos esta situada a comunidade Poco da Draga, que vem organizando um conjunto de acoes em prol da economia criativa. Este estudo propoe uma discussao sobre a economia criativa como pratica, lancando luzes sobre perspectivas criticas alternativas de analise de politicas publicas relacionadas a organizacao de distritos criativos em cidades do Sul global. Para isso, considerou-se o conceito de "pratica do espaco" como retorica ambulante, um modo de ser e fazer de quem habita a cidade. O objetivo e discutir como a economi