Sound Bites and Sound Data – the Newtown Plan revisited

Messages for Newtown: better research, improved engagement with cultural stakeholders and the valuing of culture in city making.

cultural infrastructure, cultural policy, participatory governanceZayd MintyJuly 25, 2019newtown, city, creativity, creative industry, cultural diversity, cultural district, cultural policy, cultural cluster, urban development, johannesburgComment

Driving the Barrio – Culture and Development in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires’s cultural policy builds on its unique cultural assets through a people centred approach which aims to further cultural exchange at a localised level.

cultural policy, cultural democracyZayd MintyApril 25, 2019buenos aires, city, urban, culture, art, cultural policy, cultural centers, urban development, argentina, neighbourhood, UNESCO, centro cultural recoleta, UCLG Culture21Comment

Is the Newtown Cultural Precinct Project Dead?

The Newtown Cultural Precinct project in Johannesburg has been in a slump for many years. Can city planning save it and if so how will it change?

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyMay 17, 2018cultural cluster, cultural district, arts, arts centres, arts spaces, urban, urban development, city, johannesburg Comments

A New Paradigm : Urban Cultural Policy?

Exploring the origin of the concept of urban cultural policy, what does it mean, and why is it important ?

cultural policyZayd MintyFebruary 22, 2018cultural planning, culture, arts, city, cultural policy, urban development, urbanComment

Anointed Creative: The UNESCO Creative Cities Network

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a vital learning space, towards addressing sustainability challenges by mobilising culture, creativity and innovation.

creative citiesZayd MintyNovember 9, 2017UNESCO, sustainability, creative city, creativity, creative economy, creative industry, culture, urban development, city, urban, innovation, chiang mai, cape town, bandung, durbanComment

Cebu: A creative city?

The first of four on Cebu, in the Philippines: we discover why it is considered a Creative City.

creative citiesZayd MintyMarch 22, 2017city, cebu, culture, creative city, creative industry, art, urban development, cultural development, cultural policy, cultural leadership, innovation, creativity, global southComment

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