Strategies for Cultural Planning

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Strategies for Cultural Planning

• HERMES Volos
• Dr. Hatto Fischer

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Cities and Culture

• Culture is next to social, political and economic
  structures an integral part of the story of
  cities
• Recent developments show on the one hand the
  danger of driving out of the city life e.g. Paris
  and the destruction of Les Halles
• Linkage between cultural projects and urban
  renewal has enhanced local development e.g.
  Glasgow, Brussels, Bilbao, Athens etc.

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Brief for the Study

• In reference to international experiences on
  strategic cultural planning (e.g. Bob Palmers
  report about Cultural Capital Cities in Europe)
• examine in a systematic way issues concerning
  the development of particular cultural profiles
  (identities) of cities.

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Three areas of inquiry

• City profile (identities) strengthened through
  specific measures of cultural planning
• Valorization of cultural heritage
• Reinforcement of indigenous cultural production
• Development of cultural tourism

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Examples of strategic cultural planning of cities

• Historical example Chicagos Master Plan
• Experiences of the CIED Cities Cardiff, Galway,
  Palermo and Leipzig
• Variation of Cultural Capital Cities Athens,
  Thessaloniki, Patras in Greece, Glasgow, Berlin,
  Antwerpen, Brussels, Lille, Genoa in Europe
• Barcelona post Olympic strategies
• Viennas Creative Industries

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Cultural Development Planof Linz

• Coming to terms with the past in view of future
  challenges
• Linking political will for such a plan with
  participation of citizens
• Cultural Compatibility (Maastricht Treaty)
• Co-operation between city, region and state
• International positioning as qualification
  strategy

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DortmundMaster Plan for Multi Media

• Phoenix spaces for digital plan
• Exception than rule that cities make multi media
  into a cultural political concept
• Concept is based on a development scenario of a
  competent and cultural Founding Center for Media
  Art
• Master Plan defines the relationship of the city
  to media art (use of space, work plan, research)

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Cultural Planning Toolsto enhance basic
potentialities
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Conclusions

• Cultural planning requires research and studies
• Entry into a process of deliberation
• Structuring of the process
• Creation of cultural infrastructures
• Improvement in cultural services
• Networking
• Understanding of democratic culture