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This paper presents a systematic review of 103 peer-reviewed articles on creative reindustrialization in second-tier cities, a process through which these cities use culture, creativity, innovation, and heritage to transform post-industrial urban landscapes. Our review identifies four core dimensions of creative reindustrialization: cultural and creative industries, knowledge-based urban development and smart innovation, sustainability and creative tourism, and social participation and resilience. The review reveals major gaps including limited use of quantitative evaluation, insufficient attention to social equity, a lack of comparative and longitudinal studies, and a strong concentration on Europe and East Asia. Drawing on these insights, we propose the CRE-TRANS model, a multidimensional framework that integrates these dimensions and highlights their interconnections in shaping urban regeneration and territorial development. This model can be used for a better understanding of how creativity, innovation and community engagement can shape the post-industrial transformation of second-tier cities. Policy implications stress the need for place-based, cross-sectoral, and participatory strategies that align creative reindustrialization with sustainability, digital transition, and inclusive innovation.
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Creative industries;
Systematic review;
Fairness;
Economic growth;
Social participation;
Resilience;
Postindustrial societies;
Sustainability;
Knowledge based development;
Innovations;
Urban development;
Culture;
Cities;
Cultural policy;
Interconnections;
Longitudinal studies;
Tourism;
Case studies;
Cultural heritage;
Transformation;
Sustainable development;
Urban areas;
Gross Domestic Product--GDP;
Urban renewal
1 Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić”, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] (M.D.P.); [email protected] (M.M.R.)
2 Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić”, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] (M.D.P.); [email protected] (M.M.R.), Department of Regional Economics and Geography, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University—Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia
3 Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, 620075 Yekaterinburg, Russia; [email protected]
4 Department of Social and Cultural Service and Tourism, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University, 620075 Yekaterinburg, Russia; [email protected]