Abstract

GIERHAKE, Klaus  and  JARDON, Carlos M.. Local knowledge and Creative environment: the case of the metropolitan district of Quito. Oikos Polis [online]. 2017, vol.2, n.2, pp. 105-141. ISSN 2415-2250.

Creative environment is a paradigm increasingly important at the political level, proliferating the studies that analyze it. However, the knowledge-based approach, common in business, is still very incipient in the world of geography. This paper analyzes the elements of local knowledge that are involved in the start of creative environments. The paper presents a series of indicators of creative milieu and their connection with local knowledge focusing on applied geography, demonstrating their usefulness in the specific case of Quito and designing new perspectives. The conclusions of the study suggest that the experiences of Quito allow discussing indicators for a newly formulated paradigm: local knowledge integrated into a new culture of local politics.

Keywords : Territory; local knowledge; creative environment; Quito.