Culture and Sport: Brief History of Impacts

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Culture and SportBrief History of Impacts
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1980s / 1990s Cultural Quarters

• Large scale capital projects / economic
  regeneration
• Liverpool Albert Dock, Centenary Square
  Birmingham, Lace Market Nottingham

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1990s / 2000s National Lottery Funding

• Improving the nations cultural infrastructure
• Gatesheads Baltic, Tate Modern, De La Warr
  Pavilion, Idea Stores

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2000s Neighbourhood Renewal

• Narrowing the social gap with culture sport
• Floor Targets / Community Strategies / LAAs
• Sport Action Zones, Positive Futures

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2002 Creative Class (Richard Florida)

• Creative, diverse and bohemian populations
  generate wealth - not just buildings!
• Creative Index to benchmark potential

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2008 European Capital of Culture

• Galvanise a whole city, economically and socially
  (Glasgow, Lille)
• Liverpool projected 310m extra tourist
  expenditure, 13,200 direct new jobs

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2012 London Olympics

• Sports infrastructure
• Employment, supply chain, volunteering
• Increase pride and cohesion
• Attitudes to sport and exercise