Dance and wellbeing in Vancouver’s ‘A Healthy City for All’

Veal, Charlotte

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.01.016

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“…and promote the organisation of more local shows. thereby avoiding the elitism of some cities and the consequent gentrification [53].…”

Section: Discussion Of the Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, current debate on urban regeneration [43][44][45][46][47] has emphasized the growing role of culture in regional/local development [48], where this has become a trademark for cities [49], which highlights the weight of negative factors associated with creative cities, such as gentrification and social exclusion [50][51][52] caused by the elitism of the creative class, as argued by these authors. Nevertheless, Veal [53] considered that urban governance that stimulates culture aiming to provide urban well-being promotes the minimization of negative factors, i.e., the social inequalities caused by elitism. This means that cities' attractiveness depends on a sustainable structure supported by a relevant regional/local network [21,54], by their own resources and by an understanding of cultural strategies as an urban instrument [21].…”

Section: Creativity In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Composite Index to Measure Cities’ Creative Performance: An Empirical Study in the Portuguese Context

Rodrigues

Franco

2019

Sustainability

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This study aims to identify the indicators/indices for measuring current cities’ creative performance and the individual weight of each in that performance. To do so, a review and compilation of theoretical and empirical indices already developed was undertaken, showing culture, the creative economy, and a favourable environment as inseparable sub-dimensions of creativity. This compilation allowed the construction of a Composite Index for Creativity, using a quantitative methodology, which revealed 17 factors determining cities’ creative performance, for the evaluation of performance in the Portuguese context, which allows monitoring the degree of implementation of some of the targets of the 2020 Strategy. The results illustrate that Portugal follows the European tendency of including creativity in its strategies as an economic factor determining growth. With scientific rigour and quality, the weights of each sub-dimension studied in the Composite Index were determined, this being the study’s main contribution. Other implications for theory and practice and an agenda for future research are also presented.

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“…and promote the organisation of more local shows. thereby avoiding the elitism of some cities and the consequent gentrification [53].…”

Section: Discussion Of the Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Creativity In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Composite Index to Measure Cities’ Creative Performance: An Empirical Study in the Portuguese Context

Rodrigues

Franco

2019

Sustainability

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“…Researchers like Herrick (2009), McPhail (2006) and Veal (2017) to name just a few recent examples have highlighted the ambiguities and social inequities implicit in many such programs.…”

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Exercise and environment: New qualitative work to link popular practice and public health

Hitchings

Latham

2017

Health & Place

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The health benefits of physical activity are many and well known. Those hoping to promote public health are therefore understandably keen on encouraging physical exercise. This commentary considers the role of qualitative research in this undertaking, given a context in which medical researchers have more commonly taken a quantitative approach to the motivations that are thought to underpin exercise. Our core argument is that studies concerned with how particular environments are inhabited by particular groups of exercisers could play a more central part in public health promotion. In making this case, and by way of an introduction to this Health and Place special issue, we present a series of statements that we think could usefully guide the further development of this work. Specifically, we argue for further attention to: the ways in which different material settings play into the exercise experience; how many of the exercise practices that we may hope to understand sit rather uneasily with the idea of sport; the subtleties of how sociality features in contemporary exercise practices; the physical pleasures that come from exercise; and how exercise practices are both acquired by individuals and evolve as a whole. In so doing, the aim is to encourage relevant researchers to engage more directly in conversation with health promoters instead of either being indifferent to, or critical of, them.

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“…Arts participation can also increase access to symbolic assets including familiarity with artists and artistic lifestyles (Kluge et al, 2012;Meeks et al, 2018;Southcott & Joseph, 2015). Some projects also address the limitations of spaces and places by exploring local economic and political circumstances (McAvinchey, 2016;Payson, 2018;Veal, 2017).…”

Section: Extending Network Trust and Safetymentioning

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The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review

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Background: Social capital is often cited as shaping impacts of participatory arts, although the concept has not been systematically mapped in arts, health and wellbeing contexts. In wider health inequalities research, complex, differential, and sometimes negative impacts of social capital have been recognised. Methods: This paper maps of social capital concepts in qualitative research as part of the UK What Works for Wellbeing evidence review programme on culture, sport and wellbeing. Results: Studies often cite positive impacts of bonding and, to a lesser extent, bridging social capital. However, reported challenges suggest the need for a critical approach. Forms of linking social capital, such as reframing and political engagement to address social divisions, are less often cited but may be important in participatory arts and wellbeing. Conclusions: Future research should further specify dimensions of social capital as well as their nuanced effects in arts, and wellbeing contexts.

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Dance and wellbeing in Vancouver’s ‘A Healthy City for All’

Cited by 14 publications

References 60 publications

Composite Index to Measure Cities’ Creative Performance: An Empirical Study in the Portuguese Context

Composite Index to Measure Cities’ Creative Performance: An Empirical Study in the Portuguese Context

Exercise and environment: New qualitative work to link popular practice and public health

The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review

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