Uncovering the potential of urban culture for creative placemaking.

Banoyi Zuma, Margo Rooijackers

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Abstract

Purpose: The authors provide a personal insight into how they see the potential of urban culture as a vehicle for creative placemaking. The purpose of this study is to highlight the opportunities for the tourism industry to embrace this global youth culture now that one of its pillars, breakdance, is on the brink of becoming an Olympic discipline in 2024, thus nudging this youth culture from underground to mainstream. Design/methodology/approach: The authors interviewed two Dutch pioneers in the field of urban culture: Tyrone van der Meer, founder of The Notorious IBE (IBE), an international breaking event, and Angelo Martinus, founder of the urban scene in Eindhoven and initiator of EMOVES, an urban culture and sports event. Findings: The authors illustrate the added value of urban culture to creative placemaking by addressing the initiatives of previously mentioned Dutch pioneers. Their urban culture events on Dutch soil, yearly attract thousands of participants and visitors from the urban scene, covering over 40 nationalities, to the South of The Netherlands. Originality/value: This study provides a glimpse into a global youth culture that is primarily invisible to the tourism industry and a foresight in how the tourism industry and other stakeholders (e.g. policy makers, city marketeers, tourism managers and event organisers) can pick up on this evolving trend. The study is meant as a wake-up call.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-237
Number of pages5
JournalThe Journal of Tourism Futures
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2020

Keywords

  • Breakdance
  • Creative placemaking
  • Creative tourism
  • Destination marketing
  • Event tourism
  • Hiphop
  • Placemaking
  • Trends
  • Urban culture
  • Urban culture events

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