A short talk with Davide Ponzini: “Passion and critical approach for exploring new frontiers between urban and cultural policy research”

Davide Ponzini received his PhD in Urban Planning from Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently Assistant Professor (Ricercatore) of Urban Planning. His research activity focuses on planning theory, policy tool analysis, urban and cultural policy, heritage preservation, spectacularization of … Read More

“Culture can play a crucial role in urban development because of its multidimensional impacts”: a short talk with Mariangela Lavanga

Mariangela Lavanga is a lecturer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research focuses on cultural and creative industries, urban (re)development, creative cities, creative clusters and cultural policy. Mariangela holds a PhD in Communication Economics from IULM University in Milan, a … Read More

A fresh approach to culture-led regeneration policies

Claire Bullen (UK) is the winner of the 7th Cultural Policy Research Award 2010 (CPRA). Claire is a 2nd year PhD Student at the Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures – an inter-disciplinary research centre at the University of Manchester. The … Read More

Stimulating eventfulness: a catalyst for cities’ strategic development: An interview with Greg Richards

The book Eventful Cities. Cultural Management and Urban Revitalisation is a successful attempt to connect theory and practice related to the processes of cultural event development, management and marketing, and to look at these processes in a wider global, social, … Read More