Cultural Policy and Urban Regeneration in Western European Cities: Lessons from Experience, Prospects for the Future

Beatriz García
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Beatriz García: Centre for Cultural Policy Research, Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow, UK

Local Economy, 2004, vol. 19, issue 4, 312-326

Abstract: This paper reviews the uses of cultural policy and planning as tools of urban regeneration in western European cities. Following a brief assessment of the evolution of European cultural policy in recent decades, the paper studies the origins and development of the European City/Capital of Culture programme and explores the experience of cities considered to have succeeded in re-imaging and regenerating themselves through cultural activity and special events. The paper ends with a reflection on the notion of cultural planning and its potential as an integrated alternative to urban cultural policy, and offers recommendations for further development within the UK context.

Keywords: cultural policy; regeneration; city marketing; European City/Capital of Europe; city planning; urban policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0269094042000286828

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