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CIED - Cultural Innovation and Economic Development

CIED - an Article 10 ERDF project (1997 - 1999)

Volos (Greece) - project leader

Cardiff (Wales/UK)

Galway (Ireland)

Palermo (Italy)

Leipzig (Germany)

Objectives:

As a European project the aim was to connect culture with economic development by refining planning practices by developing specific cultural tools (cultural calendar, cultural impact studies, cultural consensus measures, cultural sustainability). As extension of Agenda 21 it meant validating decentralization of administrative power by letting people participate and realize bottom-up success stories e.g. Zisa Factory and the entire revitalization of the historic centre in Palermo.

By including in the planning process a user group or a cultural committee made up of citizens, business people, cultural heritage experts, administrators from the city, university experts etc., such planning refinement meant above all to give the cultural sector a voice.

CIED strived towards a 'Good Practice Manual'. That was preceded by the Volos reports from the five cities. It shows how specific local cultures can and do act like filters in selecting and deciding which planning interventions should be undertaken.

Overview:

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