for the past fifty years, the iranian cities have witnessed many efforts toward dealing with dilapidated neighborhoods, including urban renewal, urban rehabilitation, reconstruction and regeneration. however, the experiences in this regard have not led to any major achievements. in the cities in the developed countries, public participation is considered as an important element in the plans for...

This paper is conceptually positions the emergence of neoliberal city in context transitions to late-capitalism. The aim this study understand intersections between explicit and implicit cultural policy dimensions focusing on Rijeka2020 programme as intended how it was restructured a response COVID-19. Through analysis, ex-ante qualitative case illuminates overlapping priorities ECoC—offering u...

This paper aims to rethink creative city theory by analyzing urban regeneration processes in Japan through cultural creativity and social inclusion. The impact of Florida’s theory has led to the common misperception that cities prosper as people of the creative class, such as artists and gays, gather. However, attracting people of the creative class does not automatically make a creative city. ...

This paper is a work in progress and comments are welcome. Introduction This paper considers aspects of participation processes in urban regeneration, including the results of case study research into two urban regeneration programmes: the North Belfast Housing Strategy in Northern Ireland, and the Ballymun regeneration initiative in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The paper begins with a review o...