In this new volume, 28 Scandinavian researchers and others who are active in arts and culture seek to answer the questions: What has been the effect of regional and local investment in arts and culture? And what positive and negative experiences have there been? This book describes and analyzes the extent to which cultural investments at local and regional levels have stimulated development and led to essential processes of change for the community in general. Of special interest is how different places manage to "turn the tide". What do their development processes involve? Which ways and means do they use to go forward in order to change their paths and start anew? These are just a few of the important questions addressed in this book. One of the most important findings is that while you can never transfer the successful renewal of one place to another like a blueprint, certain common patterns in the cultural processes are discernible. The contributors to this book show the breadth of theoretical tools that can be used to increase awareness of the significance of culture for regional development. Throughout the book readers will find a multitude of theoretical concepts, from entrepreneurship theory, organizational institutionalism and cultural economy, to cultural planning and art management. This book will appeal to scholars and practitioners of urban and regional studies, and cultural and creative economics.
1. En Route in the Cultural Society: An introductory dialogue Lisbeth Lindeborg and Lars Lindkvist 2. Nordic Culture: An asset with many facets Peter Aronsson 3. Turning the Tide with 'Woman On A Cart': The amazing case of Holstebro Lisbeth Lindeborg 4. The Role of Culture Festivals in Regional Development: The festival of Tordenskiold in Frederikshavn Anne Lorentzen 5. Culture as a Generator of Regional Development and Economic Growth: Skagen and Horsens Lise Lyck 6. The Roskilde Festival and Its Importance for Regional Industrial and Cultural Development Jon Sundbo 7. Translating Global Ideas to Local Practice: Creative Tampere programme Niina Koivunen 8. Great Expectations: Turku as the European Capital of Culture 2011 Alf Rehn, Nina Kivinen, Astrid Huopalainen, Jutta Tailas and Mika Mard 9. The Essential Power of Culture: Museums and the archipelago trail in the south-west Finland archipelago Katriina Siivonen 10. Creativity and Post-Original: Maritime Centre Vellamo and Kotka-Hamina Region Saara L. Taalas 11. How to Develop a Region through Culture and Creativity: The foundation Cultiva in Kristiansand Trine Bille 12. Site-Specific Strength: The regional power of historical plays and place sponsoring Anne-Britt Gran 13. In Culture We Trust: Beliefs in culture as an instrument for development in the Stavanger region Hilmar Rommetvedt 14. Culture and Value Creation: An economic analysis of Vara Concert Hall and the Nordic Watercolour Museum John Armbrecht and Tommy D. Andersson 15. Brilliant Combinations of Art and Nature: Learning points from the world of opera and classical music Per Frankelius 16. An Innovation Lost: The Ice Dome Concert Hall project in Pitea Hans Gelter and Jennie Gelter 17. 'Finding the Spiritus Loci': Cultural planning in the Kronoberg region Lars Lindkvist, Erica Mansson, Sunny Sandstrom and Lisa Oberg 18. Cultural Entrepreneurship and Creative Points of Intersection: The island of Furillen Lars Lindkvist 19. Fragile Creativity: Lessons from the rise and fall, and rise again, of Sweden's biggest rock festival Tobias Nielsen 20. 'Where the Roads Begin': A Northern Renaissance around the Barents Euro-Arctic region Lisbeth Lindeborg 21. The Role of Arts and Culture in Regional Cooperation: The past, present and future of the Mid-Scandinavian regions Jamtland and Trondelag Stig Westerdahl And Wilhelm Skoglund
