TY - BOOK AU - Anheier, Helmut K AU - Isar, Yudhishthir Raj TI - Cities, cultural policy and governance SN - 9781446201237 U1 - 303.482 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - SAGE, KW - Cities and towns KW - Social aspects KW - Culture and globalization N1 - includes index and Bibliography; PART ONE: METROPOLITAN CULTURAL POLITICS, POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE; Overarching Issues; Cities as Geopolitical Spaces for the Global Governance of Culture Katharine Sarikakis; Communication Networks, Cities and the Informal Economies Ramon Lobato; City Experiences; The Production of Culture: Abu Dhabi's Urban Strategies Yasser Elsheshtawy; Creative City, City Marketing, Creative Industries and Cultural Policy: Challenges for Antwerp Annick Schramme and Katia Segers; PART TWO: INDICATOR SUITES; Overarching Issues; City suits N2 - Today is a new metropolitan age and for the first time ever more people live in cities than they do anywhere else. As cities strengthen their international and cultural influence, the global world is acted out most articulately in the world's urban hubs - through its diverse cultures, broad networks and innovative styles of governance. Looking at the city through its internal dynamics, the book examines how governance and cultural policy play out in a national and international framework. Making a truly global contribution to the literature, editors Isar and Anheier bring together a truly international and highly-respected collection of scholars. In doing so, they skilfully steer debates beyond the city as an economic powerhouse, to cover issues that fully comprehend a city's cultural dynamics and its impact on policy including alternative economies, creativity, migration, diversity, sustainability, education and urban planning. Innovative in its approach and content, this book is ideal for students, scholars and researchers interested in sociology, urban studies, cultural studies, and public policy."--Publisher's website ER -