Space, City, Culture

About this programme

The course requires a Bachelor degree incl. 90 HECs in Human Geography, Urban and Regional Planning or equivalent, or accepted to a master programme in Urban and Regional Planning, Human Geography or Globalization, Environment and Social Change. English 6. What is the role of culture in urban development? What role does for example artists play? In both research on innovation-driven economies and globalized, knowledge-intensive communities as in practical work with urban strategy and development, culture have a prominent role when cities and places compete and positions themselves against each other. At the same time, culture plays a major role in local planning and social development - How, for example, is a public space like a square or a park designed with art? What role play local art galleries or music scenes? Large resources are invested by society on culture and understanding for aesthetic skills of different kinds, is becoming increasingly important in planning and other parts of the labor market. Internationally there is extensive research on the issues of culture and creativity on which this course is based. The course thus deals with theory and practice regarding the role of culture in urban development and planning, internationally and in Sweden, with particular regard to urban policy and strategic planning on the one hand, and cultural producers (as artists, film makers and others) and cultural institutions on the other. The focus is on the spatial, social, political and economic relations between different actors in the field and its urban geographical and