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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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Placemaking Creativo: alternativa en tiempos pos-Covid
Cooperativismo y Desarrollo, 2023 El escenario pos-Covid es una oportunidad para repensar el modelo de turismo cultural que ya mostraba síntomas negativos como el sobreturismo, la carencia de recursos económicos y la falta de autenticidad.
Beatriz Serrano Leyva +2 more
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Ciudades, 2023 The supply and demand of vibrant places are often considered a luxurious goal for cities rather than an essential engine for business and talent attraction. With the ongoing development of Amazon HQ in Arlington and the potential jobs that will originate,
Fadrique I. Iglesias Mendizábal +1 more
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Activism for Socialist Industrial Heritage in Romania: The Carbochim Project Controversy
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This study aims to better understand activism in the Romanian post‐socialist society during a struggle to preserve the socialist industrial heritage of Carbochim, in Cluj‐Napoca, Romania. From an urban activist perspective, we present a failed heritagisation process because of commercial‐oriented real estate development, but that enables
Oana‐Ramona Ilovan +3 more
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Exploring the Ways Arts and Culture Intersect with Public Safety: Identifying Current Practice and Opportunities for Further Inquiry [PDF]
, 2016 This report describes the range of activities at the intersection of public safety and arts and culture, outlines a theory of change, and provides recommendations for further consideration.
Caroline Ross
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Introduction: Layered Landscapes [PDF]
, 2020 This Special Issue of Arts investigates a series of creative projects focused upon and sited within certain peripheral landscapes of northern Britain ..
Ashmore, Rupert, Holt, Ysanne
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Gentrification Everywhere? Delinking Culture‐Led Regeneration From Gentrification
The Developing Economies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper challenges the prevalent use of “gentrification” (shishen hua [士紳化/仕紳化] or jinshen hua [縉紳化]) as a catch‐all critique of culture‐led regeneration and neighborhood transformations, including rent increases and shifts in aesthetic and tastes, in Sinophone Asia and beyond.
Desmond Hok‐Man Sham
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Muslim Social Activity and Placemaking in Australia
Religions, 2023 For generations, Muslims have engaged in daily life in the West—what this study identifies as Muslim social activity. Through social activity in Western societies, Muslims transform spaces into places by seeking to belong, feel at home, care, materialise
Rizwan Sahib, Vanessa Katakalos
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Setting the Stage for Community Change: Reflecting on Creative Placemaking Outcomes [PDF]
, 2016 As interest in measuring and understanding the impact of arts investments in community development continues to grow, this new study, Setting the Stage for Community Change: Reflecting on Creative Placemaking Outcomes, commissioned by the Levitt ...
Joanna Woronkowicz +3 more
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the case of Polish far‐right activists in Britain, this paper explores how migrants joining far‐right groups in countries of residence reconcile their own transnational lives with nativist attachment to the national soil. The paper adopts an anthropological framework on discursive and performative strategies used to navigate this ...
Rafal Soborski +2 more
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