Name: Art and Economics in the City
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Art and Economics in the City

Edited by: Caterina Benincasa, Edited by: Gianfranco Neri, Edited by: Michele Trimarchi

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Published: 25-Jun-2019
ISBN: 9783837642148

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246 Pages

Subjects:
Urban communities
Cultural studies
Political activism
Graffiti & street art
Migration
immigration & emigration
Dance
Human geography
Urban & municipal planning
Social & cultural anthropology
ethnography
Philosophy & theory of education
Ethics & moral philosophy
Central government policies
History of art / art & design styles
Architecture
Media
information & communication industries
Environmental economics
Sustainability
Public finance
Theory of art
Sociology
Management & management techniques
Globalization

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Emerging forms of alternative economic frameworks are changing the structure of society, redefining the relationship between centre and periphery, and the social dynamics in the urban fabric. In this context, the arts can play a crucial role in formulating a concept of complex and plural citizenship: This economic, social and cultural paradigm has the potential to overcome the conventional isolation of the arts and culture in ivory towers, and thereby to gradually make the urban fabric more fertile. This volume faces such sensitive issues by collating contributions from various disciplines: Economists, sociologists, urbanists, architects and creative artists offer a broad and deep assessment of urban dynamics and their visions for the years to come.

Caterina Benincasa, art historian, is founder of Polyhedra (a nonprofit organization focused on the relationship between art and science) and of the Innovate Heritage project aimed at a wide exchange of ideas and experience among scholars, artists and pratictioners. She lives in Berlin.

Gianfranco Neri, architect, teaches Architectural and Urban Composition at Reggio Calabria "Mediterranea" University, where he directs the Department of Art and Territory. He extensively publishes books and articles on issues related to architectural projects. In 2005 he has been awarded the first prize in the international competition for a nursery in Rome.

Michele Trimarchi (PhD), economist, teaches Public Economics (Catanzaro) and Cultural Economics (Bologna). He coordinates the Lateral Thinking Lab (IED Rome), is member of the editoral board of Creative Industries Journal and of the international council of the Creative Industries Federation.