The role of cultural economy and creativity in urban regeneration

The purpose of this article is to review the concept of creative class as a causal mechanism and its role in urban regeneration. Which will begin by examining and focusing on the conceptual and theoretical content of the cultural and creative industries and critique the relationship between the creative industries and urban growth, development and regeneration. The article seeks to clarify the relationship between the concepts of creativity, culture and creative industries with urban regeneration and finally, with a method based on review, description and analysis shows that policymakers to achieve more successful results of urban regeneration is necessary to the presence of cultural industries. And be aware of creativity as a link between the production and consumption of cultural services. And as a result, is determined; This concept will play a significant role in the interpretation and understanding of cultural production in contemporary cities and its relationship with the growth and development of the city in social, economic, cultural and physical dimensions. It also invested in the preservation of tangible and intangible cultural assets, inherent in the traditional culture of any city, as a stimulus and potential for the development of that city, and the generator of a cultural economy.