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The Role of Culture in the Strategies of 'City Regeneration'

The article presents the changes in the city of Ljubljana. The erosion of the city’ s functions and atmosphere occurred as part of an urban plan. Urban planners see Ljubljana’ s highways as ‘ circulation of blood’ through organism, and therefore the main institutions and shopping malls are put alongside. The critical points of cultural productions in Ljubljana are: local community centres, that are rather marginal ; youth centers, those that are taking care mainly of children up to ten years old, and not other youth groups (e.g. Metelkova, that produces 40% of all music concerts in Ljubljana) ; ethnic minorities’ activities, that are rather marginalized (e.g., in ‘ Delo’ the daily newspaper, there are no announcements for their activities). The orientation to creativity, Breznik stressed, implies concepts of city regeneration, creative industries and creative class. She contested Florida’ s definition of creative class, and called for its’ reevaluation. After the critical examination of the Ljubljana case, Breznik stresses that in the strategies of city regeneration culture is, unfortunately, seen through the de-politicization of society ; gentrification ; and the growth of economic and social tensions.

city regeneration, cultural policy

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