This chapter reviews a range of specific impacts and measurements used to evaluate the
effects of culture and regeneration in physical, economic and social terms, with examples of …

All cities need to change and transform to become more livable. Urban interventions are
effective for observing the changes and participation tools are in use for collecting data from …

It is forty years since the phenomenon of gentrification was first observed in the United
Kingdom, and debate has swung from what causes it to what its effects are, to what to do …

This paper explores how the so-called Bilbao effect and Barcelona Model are diffused
internationally through what may be called urban policy tourism: short trips made to Bilbao …

This introductory article does three things. First, it compares neo-liberal and social
innovation discourses about urban socio-economic change, including associated policies …

The role of art and the artist has played a part in both of the main long-established theories
of gentrification, looking respectively at 'culture'and 'capital'as key drivers. Cultural analyses …

The mega‐project is experiencing revived interest as a tool for urban renewal. The current
mode of large‐scale urban development is, however, different from its predecessor in so far …

Municipal governments around the globe increasingly turn to museums, performing arts
centers, arts districts, and other cultural activities to promote and revitalize their cities. While …

The city of Bilbao has made use of a museum as one of the multiple means to restructure its
former industrial base. However, the effectiveness of this costly formula is not always clear …

This paper examines the relation between urban regeneration policies designed to
restructure urban cores and the gentrification of deprived inner-city neighbourhoods via the …