Zeszyt naukowy - całość - Wydział ZarzÄ dzania i Ekonomiki Usług

ZESZYTY NAUKOWE UNIWERSYTETU SZCZECIŃSKIEGO
NR 592 EKONOMICZNE PROBLEMY TURYSTYKI NR 14 2010
AMANDA MIEZE
School of Business Administration Turība, Riga, Latvia
NEGLECTED USE OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY’S PRODUCTS
IN RIGA’S TOURISM OFFER
Introduction
In recent years all over the world culture has proved to be a factor for economic
development and the meaning of culture as a former of creative potential has
been growing as it has been considered the base for development of creative industries
as well as an important tourism resource in every country.
Dramatic growth in the variety and availability of cultural products has led to
cultural explosion. Important elements of changes which relate to the development
of cultural tourism include increasing merging between previously separate social
and economic spheres, such as culture and economy, and tourism and culture.
1. Creative industries
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom
(DCMS) in 1998 and 2001 was the first who developed the definition of creative
industries, which underlies for defining creative industries in other countries. According
to DCMS creative industries are those industries that are based on individual
creativity, skill and talent; and also those that have the potential to create wealth
and jobs through developing intellectual property. They include: advertising; film
and video; architecture; music; art and antiques markets; performing arts; computer
and video games; publishing; crafts; software; design; television and radio; designer