Rigenerazione urbana: spazio pubblico tra arte e creatività

This article considers the key role played by art and creativity in processes that regenerate public space. Art, integrated culture and creative clusters can be used as strategies to achieve a kind of urban regeneration that is fostered by cultural policies so as to promote innovation and urban sustainability, develop a sense of identity and a sense of place, contribute to civic identity, meet the needs of the community, tackle social exclusion, provide educational value and promote social change. This document examines case studies carried out in Europe where art and creativity made a significant contribution to urban regeneration, and analyses both cases more closely associated with the business world, which concentrate on a creative environment geared towards production, and more people-oriented cases, which focus on creative consumption and the environment