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Improving quality of life through cultural regeneration and urban development: The Marseille Euroméditerranée renewal project
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
7
(4),
351-362
(2014)
Abstract
Competitive cities enhance the interaction between culture and regeneration which can contribute to economic development and social renewal, which in turn furthers comprehensive redevelopment. It is a question not only of boosting the economies of culture, but also of producing new economies, emanating from cultural capital which is understood as an expression of place identity. Creativity is found not only in the typical characteristics of the entrepreneurial spirit, but also in the dissemination of behaviour that is favourable to cultural exchange and the enhancement of lifestyle diversity. Therefore new urban policies should be considered. The experience of creative cities shows two types of creative clusters: cultural clusters which are created around activities such as fine art, music, cinema, architecture and design, and whose initiation is encouraged and planned by local government; and clusters of cultural events ranging from great events to local recreational and cultural events. This paper aims to show that new urban policies are able to stimulate sustainable urban regeneration and innovation by examining the case study of waterfront regeneration in Marseille Euroméditerranée.
Keywords: Urban regeneration; creative cluster; waterfront renewal; sustainability; quality of life; Marseille
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Author's Biography
Assunta Martone earned a ‘laurea’ degree in Economics and a PhD in Engineering Economic Management, both at Università di Napoli Federico II. She has been a researcher at CNR IRISS (ex CNR IRAT) since 2006 where she works on sustainability reporting of public authorities, creative urban regeneration, cultural tourism and museum communication. She is enrolled in the Italian registers of Public Accountants and of Auditors; collaborates with the Study Group on Social Accountability, and was project manager for the Socio-economic Development Plan and Environmental Management System of a Park Authority.
Marichela Sepe is with the CNR since 1995 where since 2001 she is a researcher in urban planning. Since 2009 she is with the IRISS-CNR and since 2003 she is also with the DiARC of the University of Naples, where she is on the Research Doctorate Committee in Urban Design and Planning and a Contract Professor. In 2013 she was visiting Professor at the Peking University and lectured in the Peking, Wuhan and Xi’an Universities. Her research interests include: urban landscape analysis and planning; urban design; territorial and environmental planning; creative urban regeneration. On these topics, she has published several national and international journal articles, conference papers, books and book chapters, and won scientific awards.
