 | Cultural Capitals: Revaluing The Arts, Remaking Urban Spaces Subjects: Built Environment; Geography; Humanities; Planning; Cultural Studies; Human Geography; Urban Design; Cultural Geography; Economic Geography; This is a book about the power of the arts to enhance city images, urban economies and communities. Anchored in academic discussion of the Cultural Industries - what they are, how they have emerged, why they matter and how they should be theorized - the book offers a series of case studies drawn from five countries: Australia, Singapore, Spain, the UK and the US to examine how the arts contribute to sustainable urban regeneration. Dr Johnson is Associate Professor in the School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, Australia |
