1st Edition

Cultural Planning An Urban Renaissance?

By Graeme Evans Copyright 2001
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

Using an historic and contemporary analysis, Cultural Planning examines how and why the cultures have been planned and the extent to which cultural amenities have been considered in town planning. From its ancient roots in the cities of classical Athenian, Roman and Byzantium empires, to the European Renaissance, public culture shows both an historic continuity and contemporary response to... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: The Historical Evolution of City Arts and Cultural Planning; 3: Urban Culture and the early Industrial City; 4: Amenity Planning and the Arts Centre; 5: Models and Standards of Arts Provision; 6: The Cultural Economy - from Arts Amenity to Culture Industry; 7: European Common Culture and Planning for Regional Development; 8: Cities of Culture and the Urban Renaissance; 9: Planning for the Arts: An Urban Renaissance?

Biography

Graeme Evans