The value of arts and culture for regional development [electronic resource] : a Scandinavian perspective / edited by Lisbeth Lindeborg and Lars Lindkvist.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. En route in the cultural society : an introductory dialogue / Lisbeth Lindeborg and Lars Lindkvi -- 2. Nordic culture : an asset with many facets / Peter Aronsson -- 3. Turning the tide with 'Woman on a cart' : the amazing case of Holstebro / Lisbeth Lindeborg -- 4. The role of culture festivals in regional development : the Festival of Tordenskiold in Frederikshavn / Anne Lorentzen -- 5. Culture as a generator of regional development and economic growth : Skagen and Horsens / Lise Lyck -- 6. The Roskilde Festival and its importance for regional industrial and cultural development / Jon Sundbo -- 7. Translating global ideas into local practices : Creative Tampere Programme / Niina Koivunen -- 8. Great expectations : Turku as the European Capital of Culture 2011 / Alf Rehn ... [et al.] -- 9. The essential power of culture : museums and the Archipelago Trail in the Southwest Finland Archipelago / Katrina Siivonen -- 10. Creativity and post-original : Maritime Centre Vellamo and Kotka-Hamina Region / Saara L. Taalas -- 11. How to develop a region through culture and creativity : the foundation Cultiva in Kristiansand / Trine Bille -- 12. Site-specific strength : the regional power of historical plays and place sponsoring / Anne-Britt Gran -- 13. In culture we trust : beliefs in culture as an instrument for development in the Stavanger region / Hilmar Rommetvedt -- 14. Culture and value creation : an economic analysis of Vara Concert Hall and the Nordic Watercolour Museum / John Armbrecht and Tommy D. Andersson -- 15. Brilliant combinations of art and nature : learning points from the world of opera and classical music / Per Frankelius -- 16. An innovation lost : the Ice Dome Concert Hall Project in Piteãea / Hans Gelter and Jennie Gelter -- 17. 'Finding the spiritus loci' : cultural planning in the Kronoberg Region / Lars Lindkvist ... [et al.] -- 18. Cultural entrepreneurship and creative points of intersection : the Island of Furillen / Lars Lindkvist -- 19. Fragile creativity : lessons from the rise and fall, and rise again, of Sweden's biggest rock festival / Tobias Nielsãaen -- 20. 'Where the roads begin' : a northern renaissance around the Barents Sea : the Barents Euro-Arctic Region / Lisbeth Lindeborg -- 21. The role of arts and culture in regional cooperation : mid-Scandinavian regions Jáeamtland and Tráeondelag / Stig Westerdahl and Wilhelm Skoglund.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.