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Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Theorising Artists as Actors of Urban Change -- Artists as Actors and Stakeholders of Urban Change -- Conceptual Ambiguities Linked to Artists -- Tensions Between Artistic and Economic Rationales -- Artists and the Creative Class -- Artists as Economic Actors in the City -- Intraurban Spatial Choices of Artists -- The Impact of Artists on the Processes of Urban Regeneration and Gentrification -- Artists' Contribution to Quality of Life and Community Cohesion -- Artists as Urban Activists -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Patterns and Tendencies of Spatial Concentrations of Artists and Cultural Activities -- 2 Artists as Pioneers or Tools for Urban Redevelopment? Inside the 'Village of Artists' of Saint-Gilles, Brussels -- Introduction -- Looking at the 'Artists' Village': Data and Methods -- Saint-Gilles as an Urban 'Village' and a 'Petit Montmartre' -- Facing the Challenges of Urban Redevelopment: Gentrification in Saint-Gilles -- 'Parcours d'Artistes': Making Artistic Activities Visible -- Conclusions: 'A Little Soul' for Great Urban Expectations -- References -- 3 Artists as Initiators of Urban Transformation: Are Gentrification and Touristification Inevitable? A Case Study of the Reuter Quarter in Neukölln, Berlin -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Geographical Setting of the Reuter Quarter in Berlin, Neukölln -- Changes in the Quarter in the Light of Selected Quantitative Indicators -- Location Factors and Changes in the Quarter from the Perspective of Local Actors -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Do Artists Need Artistic Quarters? Spatial Preferences and Choices of Artists in Krakow -- Introduction -- The Diverse Geography of Artists -- Reasons for Concentration of Artists in Artistic Quarters -- Research Methods

This article focuses on the new processes of revival of the Jewish community and the rediscovery and reinterpretation of Jewish heritage observed in Cracow in recent years. Referring to the richness of the Jewish heritage in Cracow accumulated during the centuries-long presence of this ethnic minority in the city, particularly in the quarter of Kazimierz, it moves beyond the popular narratives on touristification and commercialization of the city's Jewish past. The author covers a range of topics from the emergence of new Jewish activities and the greater visibility of diverse Jewish communities in the urban space to the establishment of new museum institutions and the evolution of the Jewish Culture Festival and new interpretations of memorial spaces.

The Idea of Sustainable Fashion in Polish Post-Secondary Schools and Universities Offering Fashion Majors

The article presents the results of research on the promotion of the sustainable fashion concept by Polish post-secondary and higher education institutions that offer fashion majors. The analysis in­cluded information on all institutions active in fashion design education in the 2019/2020 academ­ic year and aimed to assess their involvement in education on sustainable fashion by examining the content of their official internet and social media sites. Universities and schools undertake diverse activities which may significantly contribute to the development of ecological awareness of future fashion designers and the general public. Factors that determine the practical possibilities of such schools to exert impact on attitudes to sustainable fashion include both their human resources and the presence of relevant supporting partners in the schools' surroundings.

Celem artykułu jest pokazanie, jak zmieniła się od połowy XVIII w. w krajobrazie kulturowym miasta Gliwic rola odgrywana przez różne narracje tożsamości o zasięgu lokalnym, regionalnym (górnośląskiej i kresowiackiej), narodowym (głównie polskiej i niemieckiej) i ponadnarodowym (religijnej i socjalistycznej). Autorzy dokonują analizy, w jakim stopniu poszczególne rodzaje tożsamości znajdowały wyraz w nazwach ulic, symbolicznych obiektach oraz funkcjach i znaczeniu nadawanym budynkom. Pokazują, jakie elementy tożsamości wykazywały względną trwałość (ciągłość) w czasie pomimo zachodzących zmian politycznych, oraz oceniają, jaką rolę w kształtowaniu krajobrazu kulturowego miasta odgrywały różne grupy interesariuszy, w tym władze państwowe i lokalne, podmioty gospodarcze i organizacje społeczne.

Expectations of bohemian inclinations of artists and their need to immerse in buzz shape the popular image of artistic professionals and often become a point of departure for public policies. The aim of our study, moving beyond preconceived notions on artists' social and spatial preferences, has been to take a more nuanced look at artists' attitudes toward buzz and its presence in urban settings. Drawing on the results of a research project conducted in two Polish cities, we have considered to what extent buzz is indeed an important artistic resource in contemporary urban centers and in what locations and types of spaces it is experienced by artists. We have also taken into account artists' use of the opposite of buzz, that is, silence and solitude, in their urban creative strategies as well as analyzed what factors impact on the diversity of artists' attitudes, needs, and strategies toward buzz-rich environments. Research findings point to the complexity of artists' strategies toward buzz which might in turn translate into specific spatial strategies and choices they make within cities.