ABSTRACT Cultural/Creative Quarters/Clusters/Districts'(CCC) have become very popular
local development strategies in the last 30 years as reflected within the Urban Planning …

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 …

In the last decade, scholars and policymakers have paid greater attention to the role of
famous designers' pieces of architecture not only in regenerating urban areas but also in …

This article examines the politics and practice of urban cultural policy in Austin, Texas. I
demonstrate how aspects of the local context frame how local government and cultural …

The regeneration of critical urban areas through the redesign of public space with the
intense involvement of local communities seems to be the central focus of place-making …

Urban transformations and management practice has always been complex, ambiguous
and unstable, and therefore difficult to set into fixed and shared concepts. Through the …

Despite mega-events being long perceived as great opportunities by urban policy makers,
several cities have recently withdrawn bids for the Olympic games. The disconnect between …

The current hype about culture‐led local development models is causing an increasing
interest in cultural policies in the broader context of urban policy. This is not necessarily a …

Since the 1990s, European and North American cities started urban regeneration schemes
aimed at capturing the positive side effects of heritage sites along with other cultural …

In the past 15 years, cultural and creative industries have been center-stage in international
and national debates. Policymakers promoted culture and creativity in dedicated initiatives …