Introduction: The Rise and Rise of Culture-led Urban Regeneration

Miles, Steven; Paddison, Ronan

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“…Van der Poel (2013) (Peck 2005). In many cities, coalitions of developers and administrations have been redeveloping old industrial areas into innovation and creative quarters, cleaning polluted soils, and reconverting industrial buildings into loft houses for the creative class, or office space/lab rooms for creative industries (Miles and Paddison, 2005;van Winden, 2010;Carvalho, 2012). The same goes for coalitions between universities and local authorities aimed at the development of new locations around university campuses, with an eye to payoffs for local economic development (Benneworth et al, 2010).…”

Section: Consolidation Of a Knowledge-based Economy With Interactive mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanize or Perish? Assessing the Urbanization of Knowledge Locations in Europe

Winden¹,

Carvalho²

2016

Journal of Urban Technology

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This paper explores the drivers behind a recent "urban turn" of planned knowledge locations in Europe. While acknowledging a general tendency towards more urbanity, we argue that a dense and diverse urban environment is not equally relevant for all types of knowledge-based activities because of nuanced workers' preferences and innovation modes. Based on a theory "considering different types of knowledge bases", we suggest that activities that more intensively rely on symbolic knowledge (e.g., media, design) tend to have a stronger preference for urban settings, while this is less the case for activities based on analytical and synthetic knowledge (e.g., biotechnology and advanced engineering). We illustrate our thesis by three case studies: Kista Science Park in Stockholm, The Digital Hub in Dublin, and Biocant in Coimbra.

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Section: Consolidation Of a Knowledge-based Economy With Interactive mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanize or Perish? Assessing the Urbanization of Knowledge Locations in Europe

Winden¹,

Carvalho²

2016

Journal of Urban Technology

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“…As in other pathways to neo-liberal urbanism (see Miles and Paddison, 2005), this experience of culture-led regeneration policy has proved to be more concerned with the enactment and integration of different policies for economic growth and real estate revitalisation rather than with the pursuit of social inclusion and cohesion goals. The 'spectre' of gentrification has been dealt with by the promise of social mixing and the asserted willingness to keep the original social connotations of the neighbourhood, but over the medium and the long run these appear to be mere rhetorical palliatives rather than effective policy measures promoting the social inclusion of the weaker groups and individuals.…”

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“…Also, the role of the creative index as the central factor in economic success in neo-liberal and global competition among cities and places has been questioned (Gibson and Klocker, 2005). Moreover, critics have contended that the presence and liveliness of artist communities do not imply direct and univocal effects within the public realm of a given local context, due to the weak connection to local government structures that these social groups often have (Newman and Smith, 2000;Miles and Paddison, 2005).…”

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Becoming a Creative City: The Entrepreneurial Mayor, Network Politics and the Promise of an Urban Renaissance

2010

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This paper critically explores the 'politics of becoming' in a 'wannabe' creative city in the United States. It shows how, in Baltimore's policy sphere, Richard Florida's theory has served as an 'intellectual technology' aiming at the invention of a new macro-actor (the creative class), while related urban regeneration outcomes and prospects appear to be more problematic. In particular, at the city-wide level, the creative class policy has favoured the interests of local politicians and their closer institutional partners; while, in the described context of a socially deprived neighbourhood, the embraced cultureled policy, albeit successful in redesigning a more attractive urban realm and thus in attaining its stated goals, has proved to be concerned more with real estate revitalisation than with issues of social inclusion and life-chance provision. It is concluded that the prevailing institutional imperative of networking and collaboration, as observed in Baltimore's creative class initiative, overemphasises the importance of the politics of association in contemporary urban regeneration processes, while neglecting the relevance of classic goals of socio-spatial justice.

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“…One of the trends that has characterized the last decade is a massive increase of interest in culture as major policy leverage for urban change (Miles & Paddison, 2005). Considering the difficulties brought about by standard approaches to strategic urban planning, culture has appeared to many to be a smart move in many respects (Evans, 2009).…”

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“…Starting with the seminal work of Bianchini (Bianchini & Parkinson, 1994), hundreds of scholars have investigated the role of culture within urban regeneration processes (e.g., Evans, 2004;Miles & Paddison, 2005;Sasaki, 2010), particularly regarding the relationships among culture, cultural policy, urban physical transformation and economic growth.…”

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New trajectories in urban regeneration processes: Cultural capital as source of human and social capital accumulation – Evidence from the case of Tohu in Montreal

Blessi

Tremblay

Sandri

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a b s t r a c tThroughout the late 20th and early 21st Centuries, culture has gained increasing importance in strategies designed to deal with new trajectories of urban areas. Post-industrial cities seek to revive former industrial, contaminated and waterfront sites and their city centers, as they are aiming to establish themselves in the new arena of the global market place.This paper looks at the relationships between investments in cultural resources/activities and urban regeneration processes, and in this respect, how culture can be considered a determinant to the accumulation of human and social capital. It examines the transformation of the Saint Michel district located in metropolitan Montreal. The Saint Michel area is experiencing a radical change in its social, economic and environmental profile due to its transition from the industrial-led development model to the post-industrial model in which investments in cultural and creative activities/industries -particularly the headquarters of Cirque du Soleil and TOHU -La Cité des Arts du Cirque -are supplying new opportunities for the local area in a metropolitan dimension. What impacts does such clustering have on the social and human capital of the vast majority of the populations that live within this area?Based on a theoretical review and empirical investigation, the paper presents some clarification of the role of cultural investment in the definition of an emerging sustainable social scheme within the community to promote the development of local social and human capital. We know that cultural habits do not change quickly, and our research shows that organizations need to be proactive and seek very actively the participation of the local community if they want to see changes. Our case study highlights the fact that it is important to invest actively in mobilization, local information and promotion and to do so with the cooperation of local community organizations to attain some form of bonding with the local population, have the positive effects expected in terms of involvement in the community and act as a lever for local socio-economic development.

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Introduction: The Rise and Rise of Culture-led Urban Regeneration

Cited by 339 publications

References 6 publications

Urbanize or Perish? Assessing the Urbanization of Knowledge Locations in Europe

Urbanize or Perish? Assessing the Urbanization of Knowledge Locations in Europe

Becoming a Creative City: The Entrepreneurial Mayor, Network Politics and the Promise of an Urban Renaissance

New trajectories in urban regeneration processes: Cultural capital as source of human and social capital accumulation – Evidence from the case of Tohu in Montreal

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