I’ve recently had this monograph, based on my Master’s research, published as a book called ‘Simulated Cities: cultural regeneration, branding and representation in urban development’. Click on the image below to find out more information…
Social Seaside March 8, 2010
I have started a new blog and a new twitter account to record the progress of my PhD research into the cultural regeneration of seaside towns in the UK. I’ll be posting fairly regular updates on my research, which is now into its last 12 months, and also using them as a forum for discussion and dissemination of my results.
The politico-cultural complex by the seaside October 8, 2009
Last week I went to the Black/North SEAS conference in Skegness. I posted regularly to my twitter profile while I was there and because of this I was asked by New Start Magazine to contribute a blog post to their website. You can read this short article by clicking here.
“There was some exciting artistic work on show as part of the seascape event, and reports of fascinating research. But it seems as though the vogue for coastal cultural regeneration is in danger of repeating the rhetorical and ideological mistakes of the now not-so-novel approach to cultural regeneration taken by inland cities over the last 15 years, concentrating on attracting high-spending cultural tourists and viewing communities as a problem that needed to be solved.”
SeaScape conference September 7, 2009
I’m planning on going to this conference in October,which for some reason I only found out about today!
SeaScape Conference – Butlins, Skegness, PE25 1NJ
Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd October 2009
This is a two-day international conference exploring culture as a regenerative force for coastal communities.
Bringing together cultural strategists, architects, and regeneration experts to discuss creative applications and practice from the Black and North Sea regions, also highlighting the Sea Change programme led by CABE.
The SeaScape conference is part of the ‘SEAS’, a festival featuring installations and performances, happening throughout Skegness
Programme of events
Each day will begin with presentations and discussion followed by more informal opportunities for delegates to actively respond to the conference themes through hands-on exploration of cultural mapping; site visits to innovative arts capital projects and dialogue with local residents.
International speakers will discuss and explore approaches to coastal regeneration from capital investment to community engagement.
The programme includes a session hosted by CABE of examination of Sea Change funded projects from Margate, Bridlington, Boscombe and Hastings.
Event Speakers
Speakers include Dragan Klaic (Netherlands), Fast Urban Research: Jacek Dominiczak and Monika Zawadzka (Poland) and representatives from key projects in Sweden, Norway and the Ukraine. Mark Simmonds (UK), MP for Boston and Skegness and Shadow Minister for Health will be chairing Day 2 of the conference. Mark is leading on the Conservative’s Coastal Manifesto.
Conference Purpose
SeaScape is part of ‘Cityscape’, a series of conferences within the Black/North SEAS festival. The festival has travelled through Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Denmark, Sweden and Norway before arriving in Skegness, on England’s North Sea coast.
SeaScape provides an international platform for reflection and discussion embracing politicians, residents, artists and cultural entrepreneurs exploring common themes of climate-change, regeneration and demographic challenge that bind these coastal communities.
The conference will be a dynamic and inspiring interchange of ideas and experiences, connecting UK activity to international exemplars and supporting European networking and community action.
Attendees
Senior decision makers, planners and regeneration officers in coastal local authorities from the UK and internationally; RDA and other staff responsible for Coastal Action; Senior cultural officers, academics, planning consultants and other influential professionals; Local Strategic Partnership representatives; artists engaged in regeneration projects.
Costs
£80 + VAT + Booking Fee – conference, including lunch and refreshments (Does not include accommodation).
Kent Profile February 2, 2009
This is a copy of an article published this month in Kent Profile magazine, based on an interview with me about Kent’s seaside towns. Click on the image to read it.
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CECC online resource June 17, 2008
The Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University held a conference in April entitled “Creative Construct: building for culture and creativity”. The conference materials are now all available online here, where you can download presentations and papers from the event. This is a fantastic resource if you are interested in the links between cultural development, planning and regeneration.
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