ABSTRACT
European cities are contributing to the development of a more sustainable urban system that is capable of coping with economic crises, ecological challenges and social disparities in different nation-states and regions throughout Europe.
This book reveals in a pluralistic way how European cities are generating new approaches to their sustainable development, and the special contribution of culture to these processes. It addresses both a deficit of attention to small and medium-sized cities in the framework of European sustainable development, and an underestimation of the role of culture, artistic expression and creativity for integrated development of the city as a prerequisite to urban sustainability. On the basis of a broad collection of case studies throughout Europe, representing a variety of regionally specific cultural models of sustainable development, the book investigates how participative culture, community arts, and more generally, creativity of civic imagination are conducive to the goal of a sustainable future of small and medium-sized cities.
This is an essential volume for researchers and postgraduate students in urban studies, cultural studies, cultural geography and urban sociology as well as for policymakers and practitioners wanting to understand the specificity of European cities as hubs of innovation, creativity and artistic industriousness.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|52 pages
Culture and sustainable development of European cities
chapter 3|13 pages
We, European cities and towns
part II|57 pages
Europolis as a project
chapter 5|17 pages
European cities as cultural projects
chapter 6|14 pages
Culture in development strategies of small and medium-sized European cities
chapter 7|12 pages
Cultural policy making by networking
part III|65 pages
Culture for sustainable development in urban policies and practices
chapter 10|13 pages
Cultural access and activation
chapter 11|12 pages
Provincial Poland
part IV|52 pages
Making the city resilient