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dc.contributor.advisorStojanovic, Tim
dc.contributor.authorPergola, Lorenzo
dc.coverage.spatialxi, 232 p.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T14:20:43Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T14:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-30
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/9446
dc.description.abstractIn Scotland, as the UK and internationally, publicly funded cultural organisations face a precarious future, characterised by funding cuts and a growing need to justify investments. This practical need to understand and articulate the importance of cultural resources has underpinned an intense debate in the field of cultural studies, about the nature of cultural value and the best methodological tools to explore it. The appropriateness of relying upon cultural strategies to pursue urban development and regeneration has also been subject to extensive discussions in the field of urban studies. This study approaches these problems through mixed-methods, comparative case studies set in Edinburgh and Dundee. This research employs Contingent Valuation (CV) in combination with focus groups. It provides a contextualised understanding of the diverging notions of culture emerging in the two cities. A higher valuation for culture was registered in Edinburgh, with stronger preference for museums and performing arts. In Dundee, higher importance was placed on community-based activities. These patterns are linked to the mix of demographic and socio-economic backgrounds characterising each city. Therefore, this study highlights a need for a tailored approach to cultural valuation and cultural policy, in contrast with the tendency for these to be implemented on a one-size-fit-all basis. The study also concludes that greater consideration is needed for the intangible and non-use related elements of cultural value, reinforcing a dominant critique in the literature. In addition, it highlights potential for negative sides to the impacts of cultural activities. Examples include issues of gentrification and displacement. Their inclusion is shown to be neglected in the typologies of value predominantly associated with culture, pointing at the need for their amendment. Finally, this study shows the use of CV alongside qualitative methods to be particularly advantageous in overcoming the dichotomous approach characterising this debate. The study avoided the single monetary valuation strongly rejected within the cultural sector, while still managing to yield grounded insight that is potentially valuable for policy-makers.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.subjectCultural valueen_US
dc.subjectCultural valuationen_US
dc.subjectCultural policyen_US
dc.subjectChoice experimentsen_US
dc.subjectUrban regenerationen_US
dc.subjectContingent valuationen_US
dc.subjectResidential preferencesen_US
dc.subjectDundeeen_US
dc.subjectEdinburghen_US
dc.subject.lccHN398.S3P4
dc.subject.lcshCultural property--Scotland--Edinburgh--Evaluationen_US
dc.subject.lcshCultural property--Scotland--Dundee--Evaluationen_US
dc.subject.lcshContingent valuationen_US
dc.subject.lcshCultural policyen_US
dc.titleValuing culture : a mixed-methods approach to the comparative investigation of the roles and importance of cultural resources in Edinburgh and Dundeeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorDundee (Scotland). City Councilen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorEdinburgh (Scotland). City Councilen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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