What is it about?
This paper analyses how downtown revitalization governance has evolved in recent decades. The paper's approach builds upon various contradictions surrounding culture-based urban policies. Although, it concentrates mostly on the use of cultural mega events in Europe, it recognizes that a main research limitation is the paucity of published research on similar events of alternative cultures in other parts of the world.
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Why is it important?
The paper identifies three main findings: The evolution of downtown revitalization has caused a substantial body of knowledge, which includes myths to be dispelled, and areas of proven success; in spite of various contradictions, downtown cultural policy has been used mostly as a form of civic boosterism; and qualitative planning research methods are critical to study empowering urban revitalization which has liberating city and culture developments at its core.
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The unique contribution of the paper is its comprehensive overview of the evolution of urban revitalization policies and programs in both the United States and Europe and its plea for expanding the scope to other less well-known regions of the world.
Dr. Carlos J. L. Balsas, AICP
Ulster University Belfast
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This page is a summary of: Qualitative planning philosophy and the governance of urban revitalization, a plea for cultural diversity, Urban Governance, September 2022, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2022.09.003.
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