CABI International

Main Description

The phenomenon of urban regeneration has become increasingly prominent on government agendas in recent years. Using case studies of cultural regeneration planning and management from Europe, North and South America, this book explores the role of culture and tourism in urban transformation. Themes covered include; cultural planning for regeneration, cultural regeneration policies and politics, integrated and sustainable regeneration strategies, community-orientated regeneration, ethnoscapes and cultural diversity in regeneration, the cultural regeneration of waterfronts and dock cities, creativity in regeneration, arts-led regeneration, and the role of sports and events in regeneration.

Main Contents

• Introduction, M K Smith
• Towards a Cultural Planning Approach to Regeneration, M K Smith
• The Creative Turn in Regeneration: Creative Spaces, Spectacles and Tourism in Cities, G Richards, Tourism Research and Marketing, Spain, and J Wilson, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
• Culture, City Users and the Creation of New Tourism Areas in Cities, R Maitland, University of Westminster, UK
• VivaCity: Mixed-Use and Urban Tourism, R Aiesha and G Evans, London Metropolitan University, UK
• Ethnoscapes as Cultural Attractions in Canadian ‘World Cities’, S J Shaw, London Metropolitan University, UK
• (Re)Creating Culture through Tourism: Black Heritage Sites in New Jersey, D Cheyenne Harvey, Rutgers University, USA
• Sustainable and Responsible Leisure and Tourism Space Development in Post-industrial Cities? The case of Odaiba Waterfront City, Tokyo, Japan, M Murayama, University of Greenwich, UK, and G Parker, University of Reading, UK
• After Regeneration the Circus Leaves Town: The Relationship between Sports Events, Tourism and Urban, A Smith, University of Westminster, UK
• World Class: Using the Olympics to Shape and Brand the American Metropolis, C H Heying, Portland State University, USA, M J Burbank, University of Utah, USA, and G Andranovich, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
• Touring Templates: Cultural Workers and Regeneration in Small New England Cities, M M Breitbart, Hampshire College, USA, and C Stanton, Tufts University, USA
• Cultural Policy and Urban Restructuring in Chicago, C Spirou, National-Louis University, USA
• Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts: The Challenges of Implementing a Cultural District Initiative, A Maria Bounds, New York, USA
• On the Water’s Edge: Developing Cultural Regeneration Paradigms for Urban Waterfronts, A Jones
• Born Again: From Dock Cities to Cities of Culture, Pat Avery, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK
• Interpretative Planning as a Means of Urban Regeneration: Recife, Brazil, B Bath and P Goncalves, Hove, UK
• Conclusion, M K Smith