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Kultur i kommunal samhällsplanering - att skapa en attraktiv stad

Andersson, Alvida LU (2018) SGEK03 20172
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
Contemporary urban renewal through urban entrepreneurialism in the Swedish city Malmö entails that the municipality uses the concept of culture to create an attractive city, targeting inner city areas of the city known to be residence for lower income people. Projects like Kulturstråket hold a lot of promise to create social sustainability and health, and cultural experiences for all inhabitants as well as visitors. Thus culture is politically governed in directions to include everyone. Culture in urban renewal more than anything is aimed to generate an image of the city, and to have a positive eco in Sweden as well as abroad – with the goal of further economic growth in the municipality. A project like this is both a success and a... (More)
Contemporary urban renewal through urban entrepreneurialism in the Swedish city Malmö entails that the municipality uses the concept of culture to create an attractive city, targeting inner city areas of the city known to be residence for lower income people. Projects like Kulturstråket hold a lot of promise to create social sustainability and health, and cultural experiences for all inhabitants as well as visitors. Thus culture is politically governed in directions to include everyone. Culture in urban renewal more than anything is aimed to generate an image of the city, and to have a positive eco in Sweden as well as abroad – with the goal of further economic growth in the municipality. A project like this is both a success and a failure. With the theoretical understanding of the right to the city, the project illustrates that the use of culture is effective in gaining reputation and a positive image but indirect makes the divide between inhabitants in the city larger. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Alvida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEK03 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
urban geography, urban development, neoliberalism, governance, culture, Malmö
language
Swedish
id
8957251
date added to LUP
2018-09-03 11:07:47
date last changed
2018-09-03 11:07:47
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  abstract     = {{Contemporary urban renewal through urban entrepreneurialism in the Swedish city Malmö entails that the municipality uses the concept of culture to create an attractive city, targeting inner city areas of the city known to be residence for lower income people. Projects like Kulturstråket hold a lot of promise to create social sustainability and health, and cultural experiences for all inhabitants as well as visitors. Thus culture is politically governed in directions to include everyone. Culture in urban renewal more than anything is aimed to generate an image of the city, and to have a positive eco in Sweden as well as abroad – with the goal of further economic growth in the municipality. A project like this is both a success and a failure. With the theoretical understanding of the right to the city, the project illustrates that the use of culture is effective in gaining reputation and a positive image but indirect makes the divide between inhabitants in the city larger.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Alvida}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kultur i kommunal samhällsplanering - att skapa en attraktiv stad}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}