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'Culture and Urban Development in the North/South Perspective': final report – ARCADE seminar
This ARCADE Seminar, the fourth of a series of European seminars held in Barcelona (« Culture and conflict prevention »), in Zoetermeer (Netherlands, « Culture and social cohesion »), and in Krakow and Stalowa Wola (Poland, « Heritage preservation and community development »), aimed at examining precisely how culture is used and misused in the quest
for sustainable development as it relates to community development in both developed and developing environments.
Seminar Overview
This seminar brought together actors of culture and social development from various backgrounds (including representatives of local authorities, NGOs, foundations, research centres, universities, international organisations as well as artists and cultural practitioners). The objective was to examine precisely how culture is used and misused in the endeavour of sustainable development as it relates to community development in both developed and developing environments.
Key Themes
Based on analysis and case studies (cultural projects relating to heritage preservation, regional development and local community development in developed and developing environments), workshops and presentations addressed the following topics:
‐ Cultural Indicators, Tools, Impact, Methods
‐ Culture and Civil Society: Case studies and impacts assessment
‐ The Cultural, the International, the National, and the Local: What are the stakes for
community development in urban spaces?
‐ Cultural Projects: Scalability, Sustainability, and Transferability: Focus on the European
and African capitals of culture
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