The Impact of Artists on Contemporary Urban Development in Europe
In: GeoJournal Library v.123
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