It is the first project of its kind within the UK Creative Cities network.
Literature is one of seven creative industry fields which UNESCO recognises through its Creative cities network.
Find out more about the UNESCO Creative Cities in Scotland by selecting from the below headings.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network in Scotland
Find our more about the UNESCO Creative Cities Network across the UK and globally here.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network in Scotland
Scotland was the first country in the world to have two UNESCO Creative Cities - Edinburgh and Glasgow.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network in Scotland
The Creative Cities network has 69 members worldwide, of which only 7 others have been appointed UNESCO Creative Cities of Media Arts.
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The launch event was followed by a meeting between the UKNC and representatives from five Creative Cities from UK and Ireland.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Norwich City of Literature launch
Glasgow was named UNESCO City of Music in August 2008, making it the second Scottish city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Scotland is one of very few countries in the world to have two creative cities, Glasgow City of Music and Edinburgh City of Literature.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network in Scotland
Norwich City of Literature, the UK's newest edition to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, was launched at the House of Lords on 5th November.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Norwich City of Literature launch
The UNESCO City of Music status opens opportunities for Glasgow to enhance its music world further through partnerships, initiatives and international cooperation with other creative cities.
The exchanges covered issues from World Heritage Sites and intangible cultural heritage to education for sustainable development, including the role of Scotland's Creative Cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) is working to further this success, both for the benefit of Scotland and for other creative cities around the globe.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network in Scotland
Praising the Mayor for the impressive development of creative industries, she stressed the importance of inscribing the Creative Cities network into a broader reflection on culture and development.
Today UNESCO and its values have a strong presence in the UK. From UNESCO Chairs to World Heritage Sites to its inaugural Creative Cities, UNESCO is more a part of our lives in the UK than many people realise.
The Award recognises the efforts of young designers from UNESCO Creative Cities and Hong Kong, who, through their creativity, have contributed to the enhancement of environmental sustainability, social and economic development, and, above all, quality of lives in cities.
Chris Gribble, the CEO of Writers' Centre Norwich, which led on the Creative Cities bid, focused on the future of the city, revealing the new projects which will launch Norwich nationally as a UNESCO City of Literature.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Norwich City of Literature launch
Particular attention should be given to cooperating with other Creative Cities, in building North-South and North-South-South relationships, and ensuring the application clearly demonstrates active participation of the citizens of the city, including the young and vulnerable in the development of the bid.
There are a large number of UNESCO sites and programmes active in the UK, including 28 World Heritage Sites, eight Biosphere Reserves, three UNESCO Creative Cities, 18 UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks at UK Higher Education Institutions, and 66 UNESCO Schools, among many others.
The rejuvenated Rijksmuseum is back at the heart of Amsterdam, and it is time that you came back to this most creative of cities, which decorates the map of Europe so elegantly.
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The New Cities Foundation, a non-profit organization that wants to create more sustainable, dynamic, creative and global cities teamed with Ericsson created a special task force, the Connected Commuting Task Force, to see if there was a positive correlation between the use of smartphone trip planning applications and improving the commuting experience.
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Other cities are getting creative with their efforts.
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Florida says that dense cities are full of creative and tolerant people who drive economic activity.
Most people agree that there is room for development near existing settlements, and that towns and cities can be more creative in identifying brownfields.
But, if present trends continue, many other cities will have to find creative ways to use some very large and suddenly empty buildings.
The Network builds international links between cities that share a common creative history, thereby promoting the sharing of cultural and creative knowledge across national boundaries and economic divides.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Creative Cities Network
At the same time, EPA is making updates that will allow cities greater flexibility to take advantage of creative financing options for storm water infrastructure, including private funding.
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"We urge those that are yet to take decisions to consider the positive contribution that museums make to people in towns and cities across the country and consider the creative and innovative ways to deliver cultural services, " he added.
But, hey, we have 50 states, countless cities and towns, and many, many creative people.
Coworking spaces have since been on the rise, cropping up in cities everywhere in the United States as the creative haven for freelancers.
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