Comprendere e misurare la dimensione culturale della città contemporanea
CADEDDU, BARBARA
2015-01-01
Abstract
Contemporary cities: understanding and measuring the cultural dimension Today, more than ever, public policies are requested to sustain the creation or development of an economy based on the cultural heritage, capable of regenerating the urban fabric and public spaces. In an attempt to provide a picture of the historic district of Castello (Cagliari) as urban cultural heritage, using a proper “scale of value”, we faced the inadequacy of available tools, since in Italy the economic dimension of culture is provided by statistical indicators, measuring a generic offer and its satisfaction rate. For the purposes of this work we reviewed the models internationally adopted by qualified organizations such as the OECD, UNESCO, and the European experience of the LEG Culture and the Eurostat Task Force, noting that a specific system of harmonized measures for the description of the cultural sphere, is definitely missing. The Framework Convention of the European Council on the "Value of cultural heritage for society" (Faro, 2005), signed by Italy in 2013, integrates existing international instruments, recognising the need to put people and human values at the centre of an enlarged and cross-disciplinary concept of cultural heritage and emphasising the value and potential of cultural heritage as a resource for sustainable development and the quality of people's life improvement. On the other hand the European Urban Agenda and the EU Cohesion Policies triggered by the Structural Funds 2014-2020, urge for institutional changes and investments, through an integrated and place-based policy that involve citizens and civil society in urban renewal programmes. The adoption of models geared to foster civic leadership to increase awareness of the value of cultural heritage and its contribution to the welfare of individuals, seems to be the prerogative to realize the promotion of cultural diversity and the building of a fair society, in accordance to the principles of democratization of culture and open government supported by European policies.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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