The potential of art and design to renewable economies

• Main Authors: Jokela, Timo, Coutts, Glen, Beer, Ruth, Din, Herminia, Usenyuk-Kravchuk, Svetlana, Huhmarniemi, Maria
• Other Authors: Natcher, David C., Koivurova, Timo
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2022
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/6/13/2; Visual arts and design; Arctic; Canada; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/0bbad57e-5d4c-40e3-989b-efe1055c27cd; https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003172406-4; https://lacris.ulapland.fi/ws/files/22268386/10.4324_9781003172406_4_chapterpdf.pdf

There is a growing interest to consider the impact of creative industries on renewable economies in the Arctic. However, until recently, the understanding of the frameworks of creative industry and renewable economy has remained vague, especially in the field of art and design. In this study, we investigate the potential of art and design in promoting renewable economies, using the concepts of ecosystem services (ES), particularly cultural ecosystem services (CES), and place-making as our theoretical and practical framework. This framework allows us to rethink the ways that creative entrepreneurs, businesses and communities may collaborate, through art and design, in place-based development in the rapidly changing Arctic. By presenting case studies drawn from Canada, Russia, Alaska (USA), Finland and Scotland (UK), we aim not only to share our experiences and findings but also to suggest future lines of enquiry. We argue that creative, renewable economies in the fields of art and design can play an important role in the future of sustainable development in peripheral and remote areas in the Arctic. In Chapter 4, Timo Jokela and his co-authors examine the impact of creative industries on renewable economies in the Arctic. Until recently, the understanding of the frameworks of creative industry and renewable economy has remained vague, especially in the field of art and design. In this chapter, the potential of art and design in promoting renewable economies is explored, using the concepts of ecosystem services (ES), particularly cultural ecosystem services (CES), and place-making as our theoretical and practical framework. This framework allows us to rethink the ways that creative entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities may collaborate, through art and design, in place-based development in the rapidly changing Arctic. By presenting case studies drawn from Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, and Russia, the authors not only share experiences and findings but also suggest future lines of enquiry. The ...