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The competitive advantage of the global city
Over the last two decades there has been a transformation of the systemic components that make up urban infrastructure. We cannot understand this upheaval, and the great problems and challenges it raises, if we do not analyze the main variables of this epochal change that lead us to add the term "new" to the more general concept of urban infrastructure.#In the context of globalization, we are witnessing ...
Creative Cities Towards the Evolution of the Species
In recent years in Europe, at least 190 cities have focused on culture as an element of socio-economic development and territorial differentiation. The Covid-19 pandemic has shed light not only on the socio-economic value of culture, but also on those aspects that require new policies: from the precarious and fragile condition in which most workers find themselves, to the need to rethink urban tourism ...
The Social and Cultural Role of Libraries
Public libraries, at least on paper, represent perfect coworking spaces and fundamental locations to support female work. Given the recent extension of smartworking, even private companies should be interested in supporting them in order to offer their employees valid alternatives to working at home. Moreover, to limit the educational inequalities present in our country – currently accentuated by ...
The Value of Culture in the 15-Minute City
After the approval in 2015 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, many cities drew up their "Local Agendas for Sustainable Development." Recently, these Agendas have incorporated the model of the "15-Minute City," a prototype of the polycentric city based on proximity. In the "15-minute city," culture becomes a factor to stimulate participation, feeding planning, a sense of belonging, ...