The role of culture as a stimulator of transforming industrial cities into creative ones. Case study of Lodz, Poland
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2013
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Видавництво Львівської політехніки
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Paper presents the impact of culture for urban development in different stages, referring to the process of transforming urban economies from industrial to "creative". Case study presents contemporary changes in third largest Polish post-industrial city – Lodz. The role of culture and people's creativity was compared here with the results of the survey made among inhabitants of Lodz. Research revealed that despite many economic struggles, city is able to transform cultural offer to today's needs, referring to its territorial specificity. However, also some problems and challenges were identified, to which cultural policy must respond.
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urban economics, creative city, cultural offer, economic transformation
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Sokołowicz M. The role of culture as a stimulator of transforming industrial cities into creative ones. Case study of Lodz, Poland / Mariusz E. Sokołowicz, Jakub Zasina // Економіка і менеджмент : матеріали ІIІ Міжнародної конференції молодих вчених ЕМ-2013, 21–23 листопада 2013 р., Львів, Україна / Національний університет "Львівська політехніка". – Львів : Видавництво Львівської політехніки, 2013. – С. 128–133. – (4-й Міжнародний молодіжний фестиваль науки "Litteris et artibus"). – Bibliography: 22 titles.