This session explores how arts and culture can drive community well-being, social cohesion, and economic development. Authors from the Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning will discuss strategies for fostering cultural and artistic expression to strengthen belonging, renew neighborhoods, and support resilient city development. On a practical level, the session will address how communities can sustainably create and maintain spaces for cultural production and consumption.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Erika McLitus / Housing & Planning Policy Manager, SPUR
- Rana Amirtahmasebi / Principal, Eparque Urban Strategies
- Carolyn Choy / Managing Director of Real Estate, CAST
- Maria Rosario Jackson / Institute Professor, Arizona State University
- Jason Schupbach / Dean, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Drexel University