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Today, cities are being intensively reshaped by unexpected dynamics. The rise and growth of the digital economy have fundamentally changed the relationship between the urban fabric and its resident community, overcoming the conventional hierarchy based on production priorities. Moreover, contemporary society discovers new labour conditions and ways of satisfying needs and desires by developing new synergies and links.This book examines cultural and urban commons from a multidisciplinary perspective. Economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists, designers, political scientists, and artists explore the impact and implications of cultural commons on urban change. The contributions discuss both cases of successful urban participation and cases of strong social conflict, while also addressing a host of institutional contradictions and dilemmas. The first part of the book examines urban commons in response to institutional constraints from a theoretical point of view. The second and third parts apply the theories to case studies and discuss various practices of sustainable planning and re-appropriation in the urban context. In closing, the fourth part develops a new urban agenda as artists imagine it. This book will appeal to scholars interested in the social, economic and institutional implications of cultural and urban commons, and provide useful insights and tools to help local governments and policymakers manage social, cultural and economic change.

Today, cities are being intensively reshaped by unexpected dynamics. The rise and growth of the digital economy have fundamentally changed the relationship between the urban fabric and its resident community, overcoming the conventional hierarchy based on production priorities. Moreover, contemporary society discovers new labour conditions and ways of satisfying needs and desires by developing new synergies and links.This book examines cultural and urban commons from a multidisciplinary perspective. Economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists, designers, political scientists, and artists explore the impact and implications of cultural commons on urban change. The contributions discuss both cases of successful urban participation and cases of strong social conflict, while also addressing a host of institutional contradictions and dilemmas. The first part of the book examines urban commons in response to institutional constraints from a theoretical point of view. The second and third parts apply the theories to case studies and discuss various practices of sustainable planning and re-appropriation in the urban context. In closing, the fourth part develops a new urban agenda as artists imagine it. This book will appeal to scholars interested in the social, economic and institutional implications of cultural and urban commons, and provide useful insights and tools to help local governments and policymakers manage social, cultural and economic change.

This book provides a technical and critical examination of the cultural system within a shifting social and economic landscape. From the late-industrial era to the uncertain framework of today, where values, priorities, and the role of the arts are undergoing profound transformations, this book addresses the evolving dynamics of culture and economy.The traditional debate in cultural economics oscillates between two extremes: a "specialist" view, which isolates the arts as the domain of experts, and an "ordinary" view, which reduces them to mere commodities subject to market forces. Both perspectives fail to capture the true essence of the arts and their complex cultural value.Historically, the arts derived their cultural value from their semantic, symbolic, and aesthetic resonance. However, with the advent of industrialization, their role was often reduced to serving the bourgeoisie’s quest for legitimacy and status. As the societal structures and value hierarchies of that era dissolve, contemporary society—with its cosmopolitan, conflict-laden, and rapidly changing challenges—requires a fresh understanding of cultural value. It no longer centers on conventional notions of beauty or exclusivity but instead prioritizes inclusivity, relevance, accessibility and sustainability.This book explores the arts' ability to create a dynamic cultural value chain in this emerging society.In such a framework, the arts are a stock of unique assets, and the cultural value chain is the flow of benefits generated by the critical dialogue between supply and demand.By critically analyzing conventional economic interpretations that simplify and overlook the complexities of cultural value, the book delves into the cultural system as a network of relationships, interactions, and synergies. It offers insights into how the cultural value chain is generated and its enduring impact on both society and the economy, emphasizing the intricate interplay between culture and contemporary societal values.

This book provides a technical and critical examination of the cultural system within a shifting social and economic landscape. From the late-industrial era to the uncertain framework of today, where values, priorities, and the role of the arts are undergoing profound transformations, this book addresses the evolving dynamics of culture and economy.The traditional debate in cultural economics oscillates between two extremes: a "e;specialist"e; view, which isolates the arts as the domain of experts, and an "e;ordinary"e; view, which reduces them to mere commodities subject to market forces. Both perspectives fail to capture the true essence of the arts and their complex cultural value.Historically, the arts derived their cultural value from their semantic, symbolic, and aesthetic resonance. However, with the advent of industrialization, their role was often reduced to serving the bourgeoisie’s quest for legitimacy and status. As the societal structures and value hierarchies of that era dissolve, contemporary society—with its cosmopolitan, conflict-laden, and rapidly changing challenges—requires a fresh understanding of cultural value. It no longer centers on conventional notions of beauty or exclusivity but instead prioritizes inclusivity, relevance, accessibility and sustainability.This book explores the arts' ability to create a dynamic cultural value chain in this emerging society.In such a framework, the arts are a stock of unique assets, and the cultural value chain is the flow of benefits generated by the critical dialogue between supply and demand.By critically analyzing conventional economic interpretations that simplify and overlook the complexities of cultural value, the book delves into the cultural system as a network of relationships, interactions, and synergies. It offers insights into how the cultural value chain is generated and its enduring impact on both society and the economy, emphasizing the intricate interplay between culture and contemporary societal values.