Description
The cultural sector plays an important role in sustainable economic development and creates economic activities, opportunities for entrepreneurship and jobs, adding to the attractiveness of cities and contributing to the development of tourism. The Cultural Sector and Sustainable Economic Development: Innovation and the Creative Economy in European Cities offers both a theoretical and practical analysis of the contemporary approach to culture and innovation, with special emphasis on the relationships among culture, innovation and the economy.
Sustainable development, itself, balances environmental protection, culture, social progress, the economy and stability today and for the future. The book’s key theme is the role and possibility of culture as a laboratory, with a strong supporting subtext on innovative practice. The text provides an eclectic mix of possibilities that reinforce and underscore the full innovative and complex potentials of culture. It is a cross-disciplinary volume presenting case studies that cover the main theme of cultural ecosystem in a very broad sense, highlighting the relationships that could lead to a sustainable system where economy and culture are the main players. It proposes and maps the European perspective of urban cultural development and suggests that the successes and challenges of European cities under consideration may offer guidance on best practices for urban development in other distant cultural contexts.
This book is written in such a way that it can be used as a summary for a cultural professional, a reference text for an academic or for actors in local development and cultural policy at European, national and local levels.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- About Cities Today
- Culture, Innovation and Development
- The Environment and Sustainable Development
- Innovation in Local Governments – Culture Policy
- Innovation and Development of Creative Industries
- Economic and Social Value of the Cultural Sector
- Case Studies – Research (Local Governments, Cultural Institutions and Organisations Throughout Europe)
- The First Focus Group of Research
City of Stockholm
City of Glasgow
City of Edinburgh
City of Dublin
City of London
City of Turku
City of Eindhoven
- The Second Focus Group of the Research
City of Rome
City of Bologna
City of Barcelona
City of Brussels
City of Marseille
City of Reims
City of Grenoble
City of Mannheim
City of Dortmund
- The Third Focus Group of the Research
City of Bratislava
City of Novi Sad
Cities of Kiev/Moscow/Eindhoven
City of Belgrade
City of Gabrovo
City of Zagreb
City of Skopje
City of Krakow
City of Ljubljana
City of Budapest
- Analysis of Case Studies in Europe
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
PART I - Local Government and Innovation
PART II - Culture and the Creative Economy
PART III - Analysis of Case Studies in Europe
Index
