Creative cities and its information units: a new route for the Florianópolis/SC creative district

Abstract

Creative cities are regions that concentrate people and places with a common goal: to make it a better place to live through different connections and using the best of each individual, creativity. Florianópolis, because it’s an island, where you can not install industries due to the limited space, stands out in the world of entrepreneurship and consolidates itself as a pole of technological innovation. The Sapiens Center (SC), when taking notice of international examples, sees in the eastern region of the center of Floripa, the opportunity for transforming the region. The perimeter has different types of institutions, among them information units. In this context, the goal is to map the information units that are located in the Creative District of Floripa and build the Route of Information Units. The justification is based on the premise that in order to build a creative environment it is necessary to contact information sources that link the past to the present, as well as to disseminate these spaces. For mapping and route creation, GMM was used. The route gathered 16 information units, the collections contain rare, historical, specialized, works, literature, among others; and 87.5% allow consultation of their collections.It is believed that the invitation to managers of the information units to integrate the group of partners of the SC will enable them to know the project and to feel included as agents of transformation of the site. In addition to meeting their colleagues and seeking the connection between the units for a common good.