Creative Communities: Art Works in Economic Development
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Creative Communities: Art Works in Economic Development
By (Author) Michael Rushton
Foreword by Rocco Landesman
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Brookings Institution
12th April 2013
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Regional / International studies
338.477
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 152mm, Height 227mm, Spine 16mm
381g
Description
Urban and regional planners, elected officials, and other decision-makers are increasingly focused on what makes places livable. Many factors are involved, including the arts and culture, which make a crucial contribution to community development. But knowledge about arts and culture as a development tool and what works at various urban and regional levels is lacking. Creative Communities offers answers and provides an understanding of how art works.
Author Bio
Michael Rushton is associate professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, where he directs the program in arts administration. He coedited the Journal of Cultural Economics from 2006 to 2012. Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2009 to 2012, is the Tony Award-winning producer of hit Broadway shows such as Angels in America and The Producers.
