Culture and Sustainability in European Cities by Svetlana Hri... - 9780367668884

Culture and Sustainability in European CitiesImagining Europolis\nAuthor(s): Svetlana Hristova, Milena Dragi?evi? ei?, Nancy Duxbury\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367668884, 978-0367668884\nSynopsis\nEuropean cities are contributing to the development of a more sustainable urban system that is capable of coping with economic crises, ecological challenges and social disparities in different nation-states and regions throughout Europe.\n\nThis book reveals in a pluralistic way how European cities are generating new approaches to their sustainable development, and the special contribution of culture to these processes. It addresses both a deficit of attention to small and medium-sized cities in the framework of European sustainable development, and an underestimation of the role of culture, artistic expression and creativity for integrated development of the city as a prerequisite to urban sustainability. On the.