基本説明
This volume documents the growing trend for cities and towns throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for economic development.
Full Description
This volume documents the growing trend for cities and towns throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for economic development. Museums of all types and sizes, and libraries from main street behemoths to neighborhood branches, are being used to stimulate inner-city revitalization as well as neighborhood renewal programs. These public amenities draw citizens, tourists and new development to a city's venues, providing a public place for people to focus and gather. In short, the small public investment paid for these cultural centers is much less than the dollars returned to taxpayers from tourism and economic development.
This collection of essays presents case studies from Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Charleston, Christchurch, Cincinnati, Denver, Des Moines, Hartford, Germantown, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Lanark, Little Rock, Memphis, Minneapolis, Miramar, Pekin, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Prince Rupert, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Jose, Seattle, Tacoma, Tallahassee, Toronto, Valencia, and Wakefield. The case study topics include the role of museums and libraries in promoting urban renewal and downtown redevelopment, revitalizing urban centers, enhancing "smart communities," influencing eco-friendly municipal construction trends, and stimulating private development. The work includes several regional and national resource directories, a glossary, and an index to facilitate reference to particular communities and projects throughout the country.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Marcia Trotta and Roger L. Kemp
Part I. Cities and Culture
1. New City Centers and Culture
Christopher Duerksen and Gregory Dale
2. Planning for Cultural Attractions
Nancy Moses
3. The Role of Museums
Kathleen Sylvester
4. The Role of Libraries
Urban Libraries Council
5. Rural Areas and Community Development
Bernard Vavrek
Part II: The Best Practices
6. Baltimore Uses Museums to Create Public Space
Guillermo Lopez
7. Boston Uses Museums to Revitalize Inner-City Area
Robert A. Brown
8. Brooklyn Links Museums and Libraries to Improve Public Services
Cheryl Bartholow
9. Charleston Library Anchors Downtown Redevelopment Project
William Fulton and Chris Jackson
10. Christchurch Museums and Libraries Create Economic Development Model
Jonathan Walters
11. Cincinnati Uses Culture to Revitalize Its Urban Core
Raymond L. Buse III
12. Denver Uses Culture to Stimulate Private Development
Cynthia L. Kemper
13. Des Moines, Other Cities, Use Libraries to Promote Their Urban Centers
Urban Libraries Council
14. Hartford and Other Cities Promote Computer Literacy
Urban Libraries Council
15. Germantown Public Officials Save Their Library
Patrick Lawton
16. Indianapolis Uses Libraries to Revitalize Neighborhoods
Anne Jordan
17. Kansas City Uses Culture to Transform Its Downtown
Howard Kozloff
18. Lanark and Other Cities Use Rural Libraries to Promote Community Development
Norman Waizer and John J. Gruidl
19. Little Rock Focuses on Cultural Assets to Restore Its Riverfront Area
Robert J. Gorman and Nancy Egan
20. Memphis and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote Literacy
Urban Libraries Council
21. Minneapolis Uses Arts and Culture as Economic Development Incentives
Wendy Wheeler
22. Miramar and Other Cities Use Libraries and Cultural Amenities to Create
Town Center
Mike Sheridan
23. Pekin and Other Cities Use Libraries to Enhance Economic Development
Norman Walzer and Karen Scott
24. Philadelphia and Other Cities Use Museums as Vehicles to Promote Urban
Development
Susan Breitkopf
25. Phoenix Uses Museums as Focus for Renewal in Its Downtown
William Fulton
26. Portland and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote Their Downtowns
Anne Jordan
27. Prince Rupert and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote "Smart Communities"
Movement
Trina A. Innes
28. St. Louis Places Monetary Value on Public Library Services
Glen E. Holt, Donald Elliott, and Amonia Moore
29. St. Paul Uses Branch Library to Anchor Mixed-Use Development
Ellen Perlman
30. San Jose Builds "Green" Library
J. Lindsey Wolf, Lorraine Oback, and Jane Christophersen
31. San Jose Creates Joint City and University Library
Lorraine Oback
32. Seattle Builds Public Library to Attract Private Investment to Its Downtown
Urban Libraries Council
33. Tacoma Uses Museums to Promote Its Culture
Juli Wilkerson
34. Tallahassee and Other Cities Place a Value on Cultural Amenities
Glenda E. Hood
35. Toronto Embraces Museums for Its Cultural Renaissance
Albert Warson
36. Valencia Focuses on Museums and Libraries to Create a "Sense of Place"
Thomas L. Lee
37. Wakefield and Other Cities Use Libraries to Stimulate Neighborhood Renewal
Richard Bertman and Alfred Wojciechowski
Part III: The Future
38. Urban Design, Culture, and the Public Realm
Charles Lockwood
39. Urban Planning and the Future
Philip N. Loheed and Brandy H.M. Brooks
40. Urban Creativity, Culture, and the Future
John M. Eger
41. Placing an Economic Value on Our Cultural Heritage
Susan Mourato and Massimiliano Mazzanti
42. The Economic Impact of Cultural Attractions
Billy Kinsey, Jr.
43. Cities, Culture, and the Future
Marcia Trotta and Roger L. Kemp
Appendices:
I. Library Acronyms
II. Museum Acronyms
III. Regional Resource Directory
IV. National Resource Directory
V. Cultural Websites
VI. Facts About Libraries and Museums
VII. Cultural Policy Milestones of the U.S. Federal Government
VIII. State Library Agencies Directory
IX. State Municipal League Directory
XI. Regional Museum Associations Directory
XII. National Museum Directory
XIII. National Art Museum Directory
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
