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Cultural Industries And Cultural Policy: A Critique Of Recent Discourses In Regional Economic Development, Chris Gibson, Natascha Klocker
Cultural Industries And Cultural Policy: A Critique Of Recent Discourses In Regional Economic Development, Chris Gibson, Natascha Klocker
Natascha Klocker
The cultural industries (sometimes referred to as 'creative industries') are an increasingly common component of urban and regional economic development discourse, connected to an acknowledgement of the contribution of creativity to economic performance and, more generally, their power to transform images and identities for places. Such discourses have become more pervasive with a set of key books - most notably Charles Landry's The Creative City (2001), and Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class (2002) - that have become popular among both economic development planners and cultural policy makers. This paper seeks to intervene in the discourses established by these …
Urban Cultural Policy, City Size, And Proximity, Chris Gibson, Gordon Waitt
Urban Cultural Policy, City Size, And Proximity, Chris Gibson, Gordon Waitt
Chris Gibson
In this chapter we bring a distinctly geographical perspective to questions of urban cultural policy. We are interested in how perceptions (and concrete experiences) of city size and proximity shape the politics of urban cultural policymaking. The particular kind of urban cultural policymaking we discuss relates to the pervasive idea that cities ought to refashion their economic development policies and planning regimes to become "creative cities" (Landry 2000). Central to this is an assumption that all places now compete with each other for creative industries and people - the supposed "creative class," who are imagined as a vital demographic group …
Panel 2- Regulation, Policy Recommendations And Responses, Jonathan Clough, Scott Mellis, Simon Brown, Graham Ingram, Alana Maurushat, Katina Michael, Jason Ryning
Panel 2- Regulation, Policy Recommendations And Responses, Jonathan Clough, Scott Mellis, Simon Brown, Graham Ingram, Alana Maurushat, Katina Michael, Jason Ryning
Professor Katina Michael
A roundtable to be held on cybercrime at ANU. Panel 1 to be on the changing nature of cybercrime: threat and trend update. Panel 2 on regulation, policy recommendations and responses. Panel 3 on technical measures to combat cybercrime. Panel 4 on the investigation of cybercrime and victimisation. Panel 2 to be keynoted by Keith Besgrove (DBCD) and chaired by Jonathan Clough.
Policy, Schools And The New Health Imperatives, Valerie Harwood, Jan Wright
Policy, Schools And The New Health Imperatives, Valerie Harwood, Jan Wright
Valerie Harwood
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