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Le potenzialità dei nuovi pubblici e delle tecnologie in campo culturale

I più attenti osservatori del settore culturale ci invitano da tempo a non sottovalutare le tendenze della società contemporanea destinate a produrre effetti evidenti e non facilmente prevedibili sia sulla produzione che sulla fruizione culturale. Mantenendo l’attenzione focalizzata sulle dinamiche…

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Territori dell’urbano. Storie e linguaggi dello spazio comune.

This paper examines the concept of "common space" within urban environments. Through an analysis of processes, models, and policies related to urban spaces, the study explores how these spaces facilitate social interactions and collective experiences.

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The City of Flows

"City of Flows", edited by Mauro Magatti and Laura Gheradi, delves into the dynamic and interconnected nature of contemporary cities. The book features contributions from leading urban scholars, including Marc Augé, Vincent Kaufmann, Saskia Sassen, Nigel Thrift, and Patrick Le…

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Economia e management delle aziende di produzione culturale

"Economics and Management of Cultural Production Companies" explores the challenges and opportunities of managing organizations in the cultural sector. Given the intangible nature of cultural products, this paper argues for a tailored management approach that adapts traditional business tools to…

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Knowledge-based territorial development: Theories, actors, and strategies | Lo sviluppo territoriale nell’economia della conoscenza: teorie, attori, strategie

The relationship between knowledge creation and a territory's development is fundamental to understanding a region's culture and its potential for growth.

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Branding Cultures and Territories | Marchi culturali e territoriali

Concepts related to the creation, accumulation, and exchange of knowledge have become typical of research streams aimed at investigating emerging phenomena at the territorial scale. Although they may seem antithetical at first glance, territory—a physical, present, tangible essence—and knowledge—immaterial, with…

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New cultural organizations. An atlas of strategic navigation | Nuove organizzazioni culturali. Atlante di navigazione strategica

Le organizzazioni culturali guardano spesso con sospetto a ricette precostituite e manuali d’azione. Il presente volume, un vero distillato della pluriennale esperienza acquisita sul campo dagli autori, è invece un illuminante vademecum per affrontare il periglioso navigare quotidiano di chi…

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Le dimensioni della creazione di valore attraverso la cultura: distretti e responsabilità sociale di impresa

Due facce della stessa medaglia, due esempi di corto-circuito positivo tra mondo economico, cultura e dimensione territoriale. Da una parte il fenomeno del distretto culturale avviato in Canada, dall'altra il coinvolgimento delle imprese profit nel settore culturale. In entrambi i…

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Socially involved | Socialmente coinvolti

Social enterprises represent a recent evolution of the traditional business model. Similar to cultural enterprises, they initially appear as an oxymoron, difficult to grasp. However, recent practices have shown a unique model where social enterprises engage in entrepreneurial activities with…

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The environmental impact of art | Quando l’arte produce effetti sull’ambiente

The Anglo-Saxon world has been at the forefront of examining the environmental impact of art and events. Despite this, the issue has received relatively little attention elsewhere, particularly in terms of policy. The sector has also developed its own unique…

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Researching to innovate: New tools and languages for communication | Ricercare per innovare. Nuovi strumenti e linguaggi per comunicare

Innovation is the buzzword used to justify actions and interventions in the cultural sector (and beyond). Museums are often at the forefront of experimentation and the introduction of ad hoc regulations, management structures, and new practices. It is worth following…

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The name of the territory – Il nome del territorio

The "grain of a territory", to use Kevin Lynch's term, referring to the mix of how the various elements of a settlement - activities, people, buildings - are clustered in space, evokes a sense of place that can be associated…

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Creativity: A tool for empowerment – La capacitazione attraverso la creatività

The concept of growth, often measured by economic indicators like GDP, has been subject to increasing scrutiny. Critics argue that these indicators may not accurately reflect the well-being of citizens. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen offers an alternative perspective, emphasizing the…

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Pathways to sustainable valorization – Strade verso una valorizzazione sostenibile

Regeneration, improved accessibility, and enhanced quality of life have become central principles in urban and metropolitan interventions, aimed at facilitating tourist visits and stays. Both small and large urban centers are seeking the best ways to attract and accommodate new…

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Training the gaze on the territory – Allenare lo sguardo sul territorio

To train the gaze, to teach sensitivity towards the community and the territory, to increase the awareness of the inhabitants through the use of unusual tools and keys of interpretation: here’s what happens when you use the video footage as…

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Narrazioni interattive e ricordi di comunità – Interactive narratives and community memories

The memories reflect our vital experiences make us remember episodes, anecdotes, intersect with our actions and strengthen the image we have of ourselves as individuals, but also as belonging to a place. Just like a photo or an image, enriched…

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Pratiche di ascolto attivo

Abstract The communities, their different expressive potential, highlighted in the territorial cultures, interwoven with material and immaterial, everyday life and future expectations, draw non-linear trajectories, sometimes with critical outcomes – as regularly have reported the article of Ricci and Cabasino.…

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I festival tra impatto sul territorio e luogo di espressione per l’immaginario collettivo
Festivals between territorial impact and place of expression for the collective imagination

The practice of experiencing aesthetic contents far from specific places, usually in open or unusual spaces, which are not directly designed for art, like squares or streets. This is the main characteristic of festivals. Celebrations, events full of social relations,…

Managing Culture for creating impacts

Creativity and management approach within cultural enterprises Creatività e gestione nelle imprese culturali

How can we read the cultural world in the light of managerial disciplines? How does knowledge economy and intangible assets dovetail with the cultural industries sector? The article proposes an overlook on the world of cultural organizations and on the…