Planning the cultural quarter in Birmingham's Eastside

Porter, E. and Barber, A. (2007) Planning the cultural quarter in Birmingham's Eastside. European Planning Studies, 15(10), pp. 1327-1348. (doi: 10.1080/09654310701550801)

Abstract

Cultural planning and the development of cultural quarters has become a new orthodoxy in the revitalization of inner city industrial districts, yet this orthodoxy is now widely questioned as to whether it delivers on its promises. In Birmingham UK, the aim to create a new cultural quarter in the industrial inner city area of Eastside represents a unique opportunity for the city to examine and learn from past lessons of the "cultural turn" in urban policy. The article examines these lessons and whether the Eastside scheme is set to repeat the mistakes of the past.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Porter, DR Elizabeth
• Authors: Porter, E., and Barber, A.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: European Planning Studies
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 0965-4313
• ISSN (Online): 1469-5944
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2007 Taylor and Francis
• First Published: First published in European Planning Studies 15(10):1327-1348
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher