Museums, Libraries and Urban Vitality

A Handbook
Herausgeber: Kemp, Roger L.; Trotta, Marcia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume documents the growing trend for cities and towns throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for economic development. Museums of all types and sizes, and libraries from main street behemoths to neighborhood branches, are being used to stimulate inner-city revitalization as well as neighborhood renewal programs. These public amenities draw citizens, tourists and new development to a city's venues, providing a public place for people to focus and gather. In short, the small public investment paid for these cultural centers is much less than the dollars returned to taxpayers from tourism and economic development. This collection of essays presents case studies from Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Charleston, Christchurch, Cincinnati, Denver, Des Moines, Hartford, Germantown, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Lanark, Little Rock, Memphis, Minneapolis, Miramar, Pekin, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Prince Rupert, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Jose, Seattle, Tacoma, Tallahassee, Toronto, Valencia, and Wakefield. The case study topics include the role of museums and libraries in promoting urban renewal and downtown redevelopment, revitalizing urban centers, enhancing ""smart communities,"" influencing eco-friendly municipal construction trends, and stimulating private development. The work includes several regional and national resource directories, a glossary, and an index to facilitate reference to particular communities and projects throughout the country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9780786434688
• ISBN-10: 0786434686
• Artikelnr.: 23402674

Autorenporträt

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science. Marcia Trotta is the director of Library Services for the Berlin Free Public Library in Berlin, Connecticut. She is a past president of the Connecticut Library Association, and has been twice honored as their Outstanding Librarian of the Year.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction: Marcia Trotta and Roger L. Kemp     
Part I. Cities and Culture
1. New City Centers and Culture
Christopher Duerksen and Gregory Dale     
2. Planning for Cultural Attractions
Nancy Moses     
3. The Role of Museums
Kathleen Sylvester     
4. The Role of Libraries
Urban Libraries Council     
5. Rural Areas and Community Development
Bernard Vavrek     
Part II: The Best Practices
6. Baltimore Uses Museums to Create Public Space
Guillermo Lopez     
7. Boston Uses Museums to Revitalize Inner-City Area
Robert A. Brown     
8. Brooklyn Links Museums and Libraries to Improve Public Services
Cheryl Bartholow     
9. Charleston Library Anchors Downtown Redevelopment Project
William Fulton and Chris Jackson     
10. Christchurch Museums and Libraries Create Economic Development Model
Jonathan Walters     
11. Cincinnati Uses Culture to Revitalize Its Urban Core
Raymond L. Buse III     
12. Denver Uses Culture to Stimulate Private Development
Cynthia L. Kemper     
13. Des Moines, Other Cities, Use Libraries to Promote Their Urban Centers
Urban Libraries Council     
14. Hartford and Other Cities Promote Computer Literacy
Urban Libraries Council     
15. Germantown Public Officials Save Their Library
Patrick Lawton     
16. Indianapolis Uses Libraries to Revitalize Neighborhoods
Anne Jordan     
17. Kansas City Uses Culture to Transform Its Downtown
Howard Kozloff     
18. Lanark and Other Cities Use Rural Libraries to Promote Community
Development
Norman Waizer and John J. Gruidl     
19. Little Rock Focuses on Cultural Assets to Restore Its Riverfront Area
Robert J. Gorman and Nancy Egan     
20. Memphis and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote Literacy
Urban Libraries Council     
21. Minneapolis Uses Arts and Culture as Economic Development Incentives
Wendy Wheeler     
22. Miramar and Other Cities Use Libraries and Cultural Amenities to Create
Town Center
Mike Sheridan     
23. Pekin and Other Cities Use Libraries to Enhance Economic Development
Norman Walzer and Karen Scott     
24. Philadelphia and Other Cities Use Museums as Vehicles to Promote Urban
Development
Susan Breitkopf     
25. Phoenix Uses Museums as Focus for Renewal in Its Downtown
William Fulton     
26. Portland and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote Their Downtowns
Anne Jordan     
27. Prince Rupert and Other Cities Use Libraries to Promote "Smart
Communities"
Movement
Trina A. Innes     
28. St. Louis Places Monetary Value on Public Library Services
Glen E. Holt, Donald Elliott, and Amonia Moore     
29. St. Paul Uses Branch Library to Anchor Mixed-Use Development
Ellen Perlman     
30. San Jose Builds "Green" Library
J. Lindsey Wolf, Lorraine Oback, and Jane Christophersen     
31. San Jose Creates Joint City and University Library
Lorraine Oback     
32. Seattle Builds Public Library to Attract Private Investment to Its
Downtown
Urban Libraries Council     
33. Tacoma Uses Museums to Promote Its Culture
Juli Wilkerson     
34. Tallahassee and Other Cities Place a Value on Cultural Amenities
Glenda E. Hood     
35. Toronto Embraces Museums for Its Cultural Renaissance
Albert Warson     
36. Valencia Focuses on Museums and Libraries to Create a "Sense of Place"
Thomas L. Lee     
37. Wakefield and Other Cities Use Libraries to Stimulate Neighborhood
Renewal
Richard Bertman and Alfred Wojciechowski     
Part III: The Future
38. Urban Design, Culture, and the Public Realm
Charles Lockwood     
39. Urban Planning and the Future
Philip N. Loheed and Brandy H.M. Brooks     
40. Urban Creativity, Culture, and the Future
John M. Eger     
41. Placing an Economic Value on Our Cultural Heritage
Susan Mourato and Massimiliano Mazzanti     
42. The Economic Impact of Cultural Attractions
Billy Kinsey, Jr.     
43. Cities, Culture, and the Future
Marcia Trotta and Roger L. Kemp     
Appendices:
I. Library Acronyms     
II. Museum Acronyms     
III. Regional Resource Directory     
IV. National Resource Directory     
V. Cultural Websites     
VI. Facts About Libraries and Museums     
VII. Cultural Policy Milestones of the U.S. Federal Government     
VIII. State Library Agencies Directory     
IX. State Municipal League Directory     
XI. Regional Museum Associations Directory     
XII. National Museum Directory     
XIII. National Art Museum Directory     
About the Editors and Contributors     
Index