Culture And Sustainability In European Cities: Imagining Europolis (Routledge Studies In Culture And Sustainable Development)

This book reveals in a comparative perspective the unique profile of European cities as generators of sustainable development, and the special contribution of culture to this process. It addresses both a deficit of attention to the role of small and medium-sized cities in European sustainable development, and an underestimation of the role of culture, arts and creativity for integrated development of the city as a prerequisite for urban sustainability. On the basis of a broad collection of case studies and good practices throughout Europe, representing a variety of regionally specific cultural models of sustainable development, the book investigates how participative culture, community arts, and more generally, creativity of civic imagination contribute to the goal of a sustainable future for small and medium-sized cities.

• | Author: Svetlana Khristova, Milena Dragicevic-Šešic, Nancy Duxbury
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 246 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138778419
• | ISBN-13: 9781138778412