Giorgio Tavano Blessi
Biographic Data
| ID | 116841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giorgio Tavano Blessi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giorgio Tavano |
| FAMILY NAME | Blessi |
| SIGNATURE | BLESSI G T |
| AFFILIATIONS | IULM University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cultural, creative, and complex
Il ruolo della cultura nella costruzione del benessere. Evidenze a livello nazionale 2008-2018
The interest in the well-being dimension is increasingly in the academic studies given the relevant role related to personal and collective functioning. In this perspective, the determi- nants that make it up, act as potential elements of analysis and subsequently of territorial pol- icy, given the possibility of working to improve the living conditions of individuals
Determinanti del benessere psicologico individuale nelle aree urbane e rurali in Italia
This contribution intends to present the possible elements that determine the sphere of indivi- dual psychological well being in the urban and rural dimension. Starting from the evidence with respect to the different specificities of the previous dimensions, at territorial, economic and social, and highlighting the main determinants of individual well-being as they emerge from the analysis of the literature, the elements will be provided that the…
Urban – Rural dwellers’ well-being determinants
From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0
We develop a new conceptual framework to analyze the evolution of the relationship between cultural production and different forms of economic and social value creation in terms of three alternative socio-technical regimes that have emerged over time. We show how, with the emergence of the Culture 3.0 regime characterized by novel forms of active cultural participation, where the distinction between producers and users of cultural and creative co…
Magic Moments
Gentrification as space domestication. The High Line Art case
In this paper, we critically examine the role of artistic locational choices and practices in the context of gentrification processes in urban renewal contexts. We characterize gentrification as a form of domestication of space, and explore the extent to which artistic choices and practices relate to such process with reference to the deontological dilemma of legitimization within the art system vs. responsible empowerment of vulnerable local con…
Power to the people
This article focuses upon the relationship between culture, urban regeneration schemes, and their impact on socio-cognitive assets – namely, social and human capital. It examines three major urban regeneration projects in the districts of Saint Michel (Montreal, Canada), Auburn (Sydney, Australia) and Bicocca (Milan, Italy), where culture has been invoked as a main transformational driver at the economic and socio-environmental levels, but with d…
Museum environments, visitors' behaviour, and well-being
We introduce a taxonomy of museum environments, based upon three dimensions: the auratic/non-auratic character of the environment, visitors’ cultural attendance, and level of cultural attendance of the social context. We consider a case study of a museum environment characterized by the least favourable socio-cognitive conditions, and conduct a study on 102 museum visitors about their cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall, cultur…
Beyond the rhetoric of participation
The contribution of cultural participation to urban well-being. A comparative study in Bolzano/Bozen and Siracusa, Italy
Cities, the Urban Green Environment, and Individual Subjective Well-Being
This paper evaluates the independent effect of the spatial proximity of green urban areas upon the individual subjective well-being of the Milan population (Italy). The methodology is based on a survey undertaken in 2010 using a sample of 1,000 of Milan citizens. Univariate and multivariate analyses and GIS localization have been employed in order to rank the major individual well-being determinants and the relationship between citizens and urban…
Understanding culture-led local development
In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local development models. We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono-causal culture-led development schemes: instrumentalism, over-engineering, and parochialism. We then discuss their analytical background, and provide examples illustrating the consequences of each. Based upon this critical discussion, we make a case for a ‘new territorial …
Culture as an Engine of Local Development Processes
Building upon the companion paper in this issue, this essay analyses five case studies that can be taken as prototypes of the system‐wide cultural district culture‐led developmental model. The research targets five cities in Europe and the U.S .: V alencia, A ustin, N ewcastle/ G ateshead, L inz, and D enver. Each presents specific characteristics but also some deep, structural common traits. The case studies are compared and their future viabili…
Culture as an Engine of Local Development Processes
Building on the early works of A lfred M arshall, analyses of local economies have emphasized the spatial function of clusters and industrial districts in terms of external economies of localization and agglomeration. Recent literature has emphasized the importance of culture and the complementarities between culture and local tangible and intangible assets. This paper aims to provide an analytical foundation for these processes with a view to de…
New trajectories in urban regeneration processes
Social Capital, Local Communities and Culture-led Urban Regeneration Processes
Culture has become increasingly important in regeneration processes designed to deal with urban futures. Urban regeneration processes in which culture has played a prominent role range from large-scale public investments in cultural facilities and artefacts as 'hallmarks' of urban regeneration projects (e.g. Guggenheim Bilbao), through to the use of 'one shot' cultural events such as the Olympic Games as a catalyst and engine for regenerating urb…
Independent artist-run centres
Canadian independent artist-run centres provide an interesting case study of the potential role and relevance of non-profit institutions in the contemporary arts field. Predominantly established during the 1970s, they have been founded by artist collectives typically operating within urban contexts, with the aim of providing new opportunities to cope with the physical, economic and cultural constraints that generally impede the professional devel…
Cultural Policies and Local Planning Strategies
The authors draw a strategic framework for cultural planning at the local level. The concepts of industrial district and cluster have strengthened the role of space—in terms of external economies of localization and agglomeration—in economic development. The recent debate concerning contemporary development processes has underlined the increasing role of the cultural dimension for local development and has focused on different paths of clustering…
The Social Viability of Culture-led Urban Transformation Processes
This paper investigates the relationships between cultural activities/investments and urban transformation processes, with reference to the transformation of the Bicocca district in the metropolitan core of Milan. Bicocca has experienced a radical change in its social, economic and environmental profile as a consequence of the transition from a heavily industrial development model to a characteristically post-industrial one. This case study offer…
Understanding culture-led local development
In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local development models. We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono-causal culture-led development schemes: instrumentalism, over-engineering, and parochialism. We then discuss their analytical background, and provide examples illustrating the consequences of each. Based upon this critical discussion, we make a case for a ‘new territorial …
The Social Viability of Culture-led Urban Transformation Processes
This paper investigates the relationships between cultural activities/investments and urban transformation processes, with reference to the transformation of the Bicocca district in the metropolitan core of Milan. Bicocca has experienced a radical change in its social, economic and environmental profile as a consequence of the transition from a heavily industrial development model to a characteristically post-industrial one. This case study offer…
New trajectories in urban regeneration processes
Gentrification as space domestication. The High Line Art case
In this paper, we critically examine the role of artistic locational choices and practices in the context of gentrification processes in urban renewal contexts. We characterize gentrification as a form of domestication of space, and explore the extent to which artistic choices and practices relate to such process with reference to the deontological dilemma of legitimization within the art system vs. responsible empowerment of vulnerable local con…
The contribution of cultural participation to urban well-being. A comparative study in Bolzano/Bozen and Siracusa, Italy
Independent artist-run centres
Canadian independent artist-run centres provide an interesting case study of the potential role and relevance of non-profit institutions in the contemporary arts field. Predominantly established during the 1970s, they have been founded by artist collectives typically operating within urban contexts, with the aim of providing new opportunities to cope with the physical, economic and cultural constraints that generally impede the professional devel…
Museum environments, visitors' behaviour, and well-being
We introduce a taxonomy of museum environments, based upon three dimensions: the auratic/non-auratic character of the environment, visitors’ cultural attendance, and level of cultural attendance of the social context. We consider a case study of a museum environment characterized by the least favourable socio-cognitive conditions, and conduct a study on 102 museum visitors about their cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall, cultur…
Cultural, creative, and complex
Determinanti del benessere psicologico individuale nelle aree urbane e rurali in Italia
This contribution intends to present the possible elements that determine the sphere of indivi- dual psychological well being in the urban and rural dimension. Starting from the evidence with respect to the different specificities of the previous dimensions, at territorial, economic and social, and highlighting the main determinants of individual well-being as they emerge from the analysis of the literature, the elements will be provided that the…
Cultural Policies and Local Planning Strategies
The authors draw a strategic framework for cultural planning at the local level. The concepts of industrial district and cluster have strengthened the role of space—in terms of external economies of localization and agglomeration—in economic development. The recent debate concerning contemporary development processes has underlined the increasing role of the cultural dimension for local development and has focused on different paths of clustering…
The Social Viability of Culture-led Urban Transformation Processes
This paper investigates the relationships between cultural activities/investments and urban transformation processes, with reference to the transformation of the Bicocca district in the metropolitan core of Milan. Bicocca has experienced a radical change in its social, economic and environmental profile as a consequence of the transition from a heavily industrial development model to a characteristically post-industrial one. This case study offer…
Independent artist-run centres
Canadian independent artist-run centres provide an interesting case study of the potential role and relevance of non-profit institutions in the contemporary arts field. Predominantly established during the 1970s, they have been founded by artist collectives typically operating within urban contexts, with the aim of providing new opportunities to cope with the physical, economic and cultural constraints that generally impede the professional devel…
New trajectories in urban regeneration processes
Social Capital, Local Communities and Culture-led Urban Regeneration Processes
Culture has become increasingly important in regeneration processes designed to deal with urban futures. Urban regeneration processes in which culture has played a prominent role range from large-scale public investments in cultural facilities and artefacts as 'hallmarks' of urban regeneration projects (e.g. Guggenheim Bilbao), through to the use of 'one shot' cultural events such as the Olympic Games as a catalyst and engine for regenerating urb…
Culture as an Engine of Local Development Processes
Building upon the companion paper in this issue, this essay analyses five case studies that can be taken as prototypes of the system‐wide cultural district culture‐led developmental model. The research targets five cities in Europe and the U.S .: V alencia, A ustin, N ewcastle/ G ateshead, L inz, and D enver. Each presents specific characteristics but also some deep, structural common traits. The case studies are compared and their future viabili…
Culture as an Engine of Local Development Processes
Building on the early works of A lfred M arshall, analyses of local economies have emphasized the spatial function of clusters and industrial districts in terms of external economies of localization and agglomeration. Recent literature has emphasized the importance of culture and the complementarities between culture and local tangible and intangible assets. This paper aims to provide an analytical foundation for these processes with a view to de…
Understanding culture-led local development
In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local development models. We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono-causal culture-led development schemes: instrumentalism, over-engineering, and parochialism. We then discuss their analytical background, and provide examples illustrating the consequences of each. Based upon this critical discussion, we make a case for a ‘new territorial …
Cities, the Urban Green Environment, and Individual Subjective Well-Being
This paper evaluates the independent effect of the spatial proximity of green urban areas upon the individual subjective well-being of the Milan population (Italy). The methodology is based on a survey undertaken in 2010 using a sample of 1,000 of Milan citizens. Univariate and multivariate analyses and GIS localization have been employed in order to rank the major individual well-being determinants and the relationship between citizens and urban…
Beyond the rhetoric of participation
The contribution of cultural participation to urban well-being. A comparative study in Bolzano/Bozen and Siracusa, Italy
Power to the people
This article focuses upon the relationship between culture, urban regeneration schemes, and their impact on socio-cognitive assets – namely, social and human capital. It examines three major urban regeneration projects in the districts of Saint Michel (Montreal, Canada), Auburn (Sydney, Australia) and Bicocca (Milan, Italy), where culture has been invoked as a main transformational driver at the economic and socio-environmental levels, but with d…
Museum environments, visitors' behaviour, and well-being
We introduce a taxonomy of museum environments, based upon three dimensions: the auratic/non-auratic character of the environment, visitors’ cultural attendance, and level of cultural attendance of the social context. We consider a case study of a museum environment characterized by the least favourable socio-cognitive conditions, and conduct a study on 102 museum visitors about their cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall, cultur…
From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0
We develop a new conceptual framework to analyze the evolution of the relationship between cultural production and different forms of economic and social value creation in terms of three alternative socio-technical regimes that have emerged over time. We show how, with the emergence of the Culture 3.0 regime characterized by novel forms of active cultural participation, where the distinction between producers and users of cultural and creative co…
Magic Moments
Gentrification as space domestication. The High Line Art case
In this paper, we critically examine the role of artistic locational choices and practices in the context of gentrification processes in urban renewal contexts. We characterize gentrification as a form of domestication of space, and explore the extent to which artistic choices and practices relate to such process with reference to the deontological dilemma of legitimization within the art system vs. responsible empowerment of vulnerable local con…
Urban – Rural dwellers’ well-being determinants
Determinanti del benessere psicologico individuale nelle aree urbane e rurali in Italia
This contribution intends to present the possible elements that determine the sphere of indivi- dual psychological well being in the urban and rural dimension. Starting from the evidence with respect to the different specificities of the previous dimensions, at territorial, economic and social, and highlighting the main determinants of individual well-being as they emerge from the analysis of the literature, the elements will be provided that the…
Cultural, creative, and complex
Il ruolo della cultura nella costruzione del benessere. Evidenze a livello nazionale 2008-2018
The interest in the well-being dimension is increasingly in the academic studies given the relevant role related to personal and collective functioning. In this perspective, the determi- nants that make it up, act as potential elements of analysis and subsequently of territorial pol- icy, given the possibility of working to improve the living conditions of individuals
Political science (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (14 works) · Geography (12 works) · Economics (11 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Social science (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Business (4 works)