Urban Regeneration and More Opportunities for Artistic Expression and Cultural Consumption

AbstractConsidered a set of artistic creations and events, cultural and creative industries, patrimony goods and tourist services, culture is not only an element of urban life framework, but also a dimension of sustainable development policy. At the same time, it is also the target of all urban revival strategies (X. Greffe, S. Pflieger).Fulfilling the culture functions depends on the local actors’ ability to manage the negative effects of globalisation and world economic crisis on urban development, as well as the existing tensions in towns and cities.Also, “culture territorialisation” takes place along with territory resizing – local entities are stimulated to set “vanguard” cultural policies and assume “the construction, the development, the maintenance and the management of cultural facilities”.The territory reform is one aspect of urban regeneration, which implies a set of strategies aiming at: renewing the economic base of towns and cities, redefining their image, rehabilitating city equipment, achieving the reconversion of deserted areas, raising the quality of urban dwellers’ life, ensuring their integration into a multifunctional context. The paper clarifies these aspects by research and a case study in the national domain