In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local
development models. We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono …

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 …

Building upon the companion paper in this issue, this essay analyses five case studies that
can be taken as prototypes of the system‐wide cultural district culture‐led developmental …

The idea that culture can be employed as a driver for urban economic growth has become
part of the new orthodoxy by which cities seek to enhance their competitive position. Such …

The mobile global discourse on culture's prominent role in driving development policies is
increasingly influencing small cities and rural communities. Global networks of information …

Cultural policy in Europe is deeply rooted in the Welfare State doctrine that has been
prevailing during the last half century. Its implementation has gone along with the invention …

In the® nal 1995 Reith lecture, Richard Rogers outlined six features of a sustainable city: a
dense and polycentric city; a city of overlapping activity; an equitable city; an ecological city; …

This paper explores and discusses the fairly recent phenomenon of cultural clustering
strategies in the Netherlands. Amongst other things based on ideologies of'enterprise …

Four decades on from the first Habitat Conference on housing and human settlements, the
economic, political, and social dimensions of development have all been acknowledged …

This article contributes to an exploration of the relations between culture and policies for
sustainable development in cities. It discusses the potentials to advance a cultural approach …