Research collection
Surveys and studies exploring how culture, creativity, data and public investment shape the places people share.
About this collection
This collection brings together research on smart cities, cultural governance, creative imagination and the relationship between cultural activity and local development. The studies are historical resource materials: useful for tracing questions that continue to inform public debate.
Selected studies
A study of the smart-city idea and the ways digital infrastructure can support collective intelligence, cultural participation and everyday urban life.
Download the studyThis prospective study considers governance across geographic, economic and cultural scales, distinguishing the different needs of heritage, creation, education and cultural policy.
Download the studyAn international survey examining the experiences, constraints and creative practices that can nurture constructive visions for the future.
Download the studyThis research considers the economic and qualitative criteria involved when organisations and decision-makers assess investment in culture.
Download the studyA study of the relationship between cultural activity, creative capacity and the conditions that allow cities to develop connected public lives.
Download the studyAn econometric analysis examining the relationship between public cultural expenditure and economic performance across cities and countries.
Download the studyA comparative study asking how culture-based strategies relate to employment, development and the attractiveness of territories.
Download the studyA study of the links between the economic performance of a territory and its cultural and academic intensity across an international group of cities.
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The collection follows a broad question: how can cultural resources, shared knowledge and creative imagination contribute to places that are more open, resilient and connected? Its studies move between governance, investment, technology and the lived experience of cities.
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info@forum-avignon.en-html.orgHelpful notes
The collection covers culture and territories, smart cities, cultural data, governance, investment, creative imagination and the social value of cultural activity.
No. They are archival studies and research materials. Their purpose is to document earlier questions and provide context for continued reading.
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Yes. Visit the surveys resource to explore additional research on culture, economies, digital change and public life.
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