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Economic Regeneration Strategies for Shrinking Cities in the context of The New Economy - Architecture, Culture-led Regeneration and the Creative Community
International Symposium "Coping with City Shrinkage and Demographic Change - Lessons from around the Globe"
30.-31.03.2006 Dresden, Germany
Jasmin Aber, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
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Economic Regeneration Strategies for Shrinking Cities in the context of The New Economy - Architecture, Culture-led Regeneration and the Creative Community
Globalization, economic restructuring and de-industrialization have led many cities to experience demographic shrinkage and economic decline - the "shrinking city" effect. Many cities are now promoting cultural activities and creativity as an effective strategy for economic regeneration. Today, the so-called creative economy is showing unexpected dynamism in both post-industrial and developing countries, adding value to existing intellectual and cultural assets - creativity is seen as the new form of capital. This paper examines the role that culture and creativity can play in re-inventing shrinking cities in the context of this new economy.
The links between art, culture, urban design and regeneration are complex and subject to many interpretations. This paper focuses on examples that best exemplify ‘good practices’ in economic recovery through culture-led regeneration and how they can be implemented in shrinking cities.
The debate on culture and cities has developed worldwide in the last decade. This debate is informed by a growing municipal understanding that cities are competing to attract the knowledge sector, investors (to re-locate) and visitors (tourism).
Through model projects of good-practices and case studies, this paper will discuss and present:
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Innovative approaches taken by leading city regions that integrate economic development, cultural development, and urban design to create jobs, generate income, enhance the municipal image and generally improve the quality of life vis-à-vis a city’s ability to attract and retain the creative sector.
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To highlight the critical juncture where successful culture-led initiatives enhance the physical, social and economic well being of an area (resulting in improved quality of life). It is this holistic aspect of successful culture-led regeneration that ultimately informs sustainable planning.
The case studies are drawn from model projects and strategies in the following categories:
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Creative industries
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New Media Initiatives
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Arts and creative Education projects preparing youth or adults for the creative economy
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Region to region collaborations emphasizing creative talent and global industry linkages
The presentation will show examples from US, Europe and the Pacific Rim. |
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Letzte Änderung: 03.05.2006 |
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