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Id 107
Author Evans, G.,
Title Measure for measure: evaluating the evidence of culture’s contribution to regeneration.
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Evans, G. (2005). Measure for measure: evaluating the evidence of culture’s contribution to regeneration. Urban Studies, 42, 5/6: 959‑83.

Keywords Cities; Culture-led regeneration; Impacts; Evidence-based evaluation
Link to article https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00420980500107102
Abstract ;Culture-led regeneration, as it has come to be known, is now a feature of cities—old and new—as they seek to revive former industrial and waterfront sites and city centres, and establish themselves as competitive cities of culture. At the same time, the rationale for cultural input to area and neighbourhood regeneration has been extended to include quality of life, as well economic outcomes. The evidence of how far flagship and major cultural projects contribute to a range of regeneration objectives is, however, limited. Measuring the social, economic and environmental impacts attributed to the cultural element in area regeneration is problematic and the ‘evidence’ is seldom robust. The paper reviews both evidence and the indicators used to measure impacts and concludes with an assessment of how and why gaps in evidence persist.

Metodology Review of relevant literature and case studies

DOI 10.1080/00420980500107102
Search Database WoS (Web of Science)
Technique Document analysis; Literature review; Case studies
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