Urban and Rural Studies

  • An International Literature Review and Inventory of Resources in French

    Cet article présente une vue d’ensemble de la documentation issue de la recherche universitaire de langue anglaise et d’études portant sur les politiques en matière de développement culturel au sein des collectivités rurales.

  • Annotated Bibliography – 801KB (2009)

    Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities Through Arts and Creativity: Annotated Bibliography
    This annotated bibliography is part of the “Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities Through Arts and Creativity” project, conducted by the Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The project was commissioned by the Creative City Network of Canada and acknowledges the support provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Rural Alberta’s Development Fund through the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association.

    The purpose of this policy is to contribute to Prince George as BC’s Northern Arts Capital, to contribute to the excellent quality of life of its citizens and to help develop and enhance social, environmental and economic opportunities by promoting art in public places.

  • Culture in Small and Rural Communities – 208KB (2010)

    In this issue: A number of recent reports have examined how the arts can contribute to the quality of life as well as the social and economic well-being of small and rural communities. These reports have also examined factors that attract artists or contribute to the vitality of the arts in small and rural communities.

  • Edge Cities: Competitive and Collaborative Creative Economy Strategies for Surrey – 1705KB (2008)

    (A White Paper for the Surrey Economic Summit Contributing to the Liveable Cities Theme) This paper makes the case for a new framework to make Surrey the best place for creative workers to live, work and contribute to sustainable economic growth and overall quality of life. Rising property taxes, rents and inflation in the value of industrial and office property have set up the preconditions for a migration of the so-called ‘creatives’ to the ‘edge cities’ in North America. Surrey’s designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2008 offers an opportunity to consolidate a creative city strategy that is not found in the recent Parks, Recreation and Culture Plan (2007-2017) endorsed by its City Council in July 2008. The most effective strategy for edge cities to adopt is to complement but differentiate from the cultural competencies of the core cities, while seeking new cooperative partnerships with others at the edge. As BC’s second largest city, Surrey should develop a specialised and separate cultural/creative planning capacity, instate a city grants program and other support programs, and cooperate in a feasibility study for mapping and expanding regional creative labour and enterprise capacity.

  • Full Document available in French – 2805KB (2009)

    Édifier et dynamiser les collectivités rurales par le biais des arts et de la créativité : Une analyse documentaire
    Cet article présente une vue d’ensemble de la littérature issue de la recherche universitaire de langue anglaise et d’études portant sur les politiques en matière de développement culturel au sein des collectivités rurales.

  • Summary Overview – 340KB (2009)

    The Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities Through Arts and Creativity project consisted of an international English-language literature review and resource compilation, framed by considerations of “small/rural communities,” “arts,” and “creative activity.” The purpose was to review and assess the state of research and to highlight dominant themes in the literature, both academic and policy-related research/studies.