Tourism Destination Marketing: The Power of Cultural and Creative Industries

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue of Sustainability entitled “Tourism Destination Marketing: The Power of Cultural and Creative Industries”. The venue is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of sustainability.

The intersection of the cultural and creative industry with sustainability systems has gained significant attention in recent years. As societies grapple with the challenges posed by environmental degradation, social inequality, and economic instability, the potential of cultural and creative practices to foster sustainable development has emerged as a compelling area of research.

This Special Issue aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between the cultural and creative industry and sustainability systems. It seeks to investigate how cultural and creative practices, including arts, design, media, entertainment, and heritage, can contribute to building sustainable societies and addressing pressing global challenges. The Special Issue welcomes contributions from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to, cultural studies, environmental studies, economics, sociology, and management.

The scope of this Special Issue encompasses a broad range of topics, including the following:

1. Sustainable cultural production and consumption patterns;
2. Innovative approaches to integrating sustainability principles in creative industries;
3. The role of cultural and creative practices in promoting social inclusion and diversity;
4. Cultural heritage preservation and sustainable tourism;
5. Sustainable urban development and the cultural and creative economy;
6. Collaborative initiatives and partnerships between the cultural sector and sustainability stakeholders;
7. Ethical and responsible practices in cultural and creative industries;
8. Cultural and creative entrepreneurship for sustainability;
9. The impact of digital technologies and media on sustainable cultural production and consumption;
10. Policy frameworks and governance models for supporting the integration of cultural and creative industries into sustainability systems.

The vision of this Special Issue is a deeper understanding of the potential synergies between the cultural and creative industry and sustainability systems, as well as the identification of strategies and best practices to maximize their positive impact on sustainable societies. Therefore, we wish to connect distinguished researchers from a variety of academic backgrounds to present the recent advances in this emerging field. The listed keywords suggest just a few of the many possibilities.

Dr. Hak-Seon Kim
Dr. Jue Wang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• cultural industry
• creative industry
• sustainability
• sustainable development
• cultural practices
• creative practices
• interdisciplinary
• sustainable societies