Cultural planning in Ontario, Canada: arts policy or more?

Kovacs, Jason F.

doi:10.1080/10286632.2010.487152

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“…Both organizations promote the development and use of local agricultural assets, cultural heritage resources and creative industries while emphasizing their close proximity to tourists from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The efforts in both places reflect the growing popularity of municipal cultural planning and creativity scripts in Ontario (Kovacs, 2011) where municipalities are striving to leverage local assets and creative entrepreneurial activities to create new economic opportunities (Florida, 2003;Stolarick et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 98%

Creative food clusters and rural development through place branding: Culinary tourism initiatives in Stratford and Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Lee

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Kovacs

2015

Journal of Rural Studies

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Creative food clusters and rural development through place branding: Culinary tourism initiatives in Stratford and Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Kovacs

2015

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…It has been claimed that currently we are in the midst of a long-term 'hype' in which culture is regarded as a key driver of urban development (Kovacs 2011, McDonough and Wekerle 2011, Redaelli 2013, Sacco and Crociata 2013, and in which cultural planning 'provides a new or different lens for looking at the community, its issues and concerns' Legacies Now 2010.…”

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confidence: 99%

Is culture-led redevelopment relevant for rural planners? The risk of adopting urban theories in rural settings

Cruickshank

2016

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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In the paper, the author argues that cultural strategies and theories about urban planning may be irrelevant or even counterproductive outside urban and suburban contexts. In many rural settings the problem is not the destruction of the cultural heritage or how to counterbalance the influence from corporate interests, but rather the absence of such interests in the first place. From a study of two rural municipalities in southern Norway, the author demonstrates that culture-led strategies may be more of a distraction than an instrument for creating economic growth. Measured by the common goals for rural development in Norway, the cultural strategy has only been a success in one of the cases, whereas in the other case ideas about culture-led redevelopment have not prevented economic and demographic decline. The author concludes that while culture can be instrumental in creating growth in rural municipalities, it might also hamper their development.

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“…Numerous studies have attempted to define what constitutes cultural planning (Dreeszen, 1997;Gray, 2006;Jones, 1993;Kovacs, 2010Kovacs, , 2011Markusen & Gadwa, 2010;Rivkin-Fish, 2004;Sirayi, 2008;Stevenson, 2004). A common theme that emerges is the emphasis on the need to create a planning process that uses urban policy for "placemaking" purposes.…”

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Assessing a place in cultural planning: A framework for American local governments

Redaelli

2013

Cultural Trends

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In the last 30 years, numerous studies have sought to define cultural planning. A common theme that emerges is the emphasis on the need to create a planning process for "placemaking" purposes. However, the definition of what a place is remains vague. Using administrative boundaries, this study draws a framework that formulates an operational definition of place that helps to connect spaces to empirical data about their cultural resources and residents. The focus on administrative boundaries is particularly relevant to understand American cities whose territories have a tangled morphology. Using Geographical Information System, this framework is then applied to assess the current situation in Madison, Wisconsin. The results suggest that the use of this framework could help policy makers to assess the texture of their territory in its administrative, cultural and social dimensions.

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Cultural planning in Ontario, Canada: arts policy or more?

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Creative food clusters and rural development through place branding: Culinary tourism initiatives in Stratford and Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Creative food clusters and rural development through place branding: Culinary tourism initiatives in Stratford and Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Is culture-led redevelopment relevant for rural planners? The risk of adopting urban theories in rural settings

Assessing a place in cultural planning: A framework for American local governments

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