The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning - Paperback

by Rana Amirtahmasebi (Editor), Jason Schupbach (Editor)

This book provides a manual for planning for arts and culture in cities, featuring chapters and case studies from Africa, the Americas, Australasia, the Middle East, South and East Asia and more. It will be an invaluable resource for city planners and designers seeking to integrate creativity and culture into urban planning.

Author Biography

Rana Amirtahmasebi is an economic development and cultural planning strategist and researcher. She is the founder of Eparque Urban Strategies in New York and previously worked at the World Bank, Aga Khan Programme on Islamic Architecture at MIT and several other entities.

Jason Schupbach is the dean of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University. He is a nationally recognized expert in the role that arts and design play in improving communities.