The decentralization of cultural policy – Ramallah model

The decentralization of cultural policy – Ramallah model

1. Context

Ramallah is a city about 10 miles north of the capital Jerusalem. Ramallah, like all other Palestinian cities, is struggling to rise from the destruction created by Israeli military forces during the last 60 years of occupation.

Culture as a means for the reconstruction of the social fabric, Querétaro

Culture as a means for the reconstruction of the social fabric, Querétaro

1. Context

Querétaro has been a cultural heritage site since 1996, encompassing one of the most significant historical monument areas of Mexico. The cultural variety includes food, languages, traditions and intense artistic activity.

Quebec's Agenda 21 for culture

Quebec's Agenda 21 for culture

1. Context

The province of Quebec is the largest in Canada with a surface area of 1,542,056 km2. In 2013 its population was estimated to be over 8 million people.

International impact through the Hamuy Cocha Festival, Puno

International impact through the Hamuy Cocha Festival, Puno

1. Context

The City of Puno is located along the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 3860m above sea level. Puno is considered the folkloric capital of Peru, and is home to the most number of traditional dances in the country.

Decentralization of culture, Porto Alegre

Decentralization of culture, Porto Alegre

1. Context

Porto Alegre is the capital of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, located on the border with Uruguay and Argentina.

Plaine Commune, the Grand Paris project's land of culture and creation: culture, driving force behind the city collaborative development

Plaine Commune, the Grand Paris project's land of culture and creation: culture, driving force behind the city collaborative development

1. Context

Founded in 2000, Plaine Commune became a Public Territorial Institution (Etablissement public territorial) with the creation of the Métropole du Grand Paris, and brings together 9 towns located to the north of Paris.

Pilsen, European Capital of Culture 2015

Pilsen, European Capital of Culture 2015

1. Context

Pilsen is the 4th largest city in Czech Republic. It is located in western Bohemia. The city was founded on the confluence of 4 rivers in 1295. Its population is 165,000 inhabitants.

Batik culture based sustainable development of creative economy

Batik culture based sustainable development of creative economy

1. Context

The location of Pekalongan City is strategic, being located on the national north coast highway (Pantura) of the island of Java, connecting the cities of Jakarta (384 km to the west), Semarang and Surabaya (488 km to the east).

The creative quarter project of Nottingham

The creative quarter project of Nottingham

1. Context

Nottingham is an English post-industrial city, governed by a unitary local authority. In 2013, Nottingham had an estimated population of 310,837 residents, with the wider urban area having a population of 729,977, making it the largest in the East Midlands.

Nilüfer, the house of the exchange of populations

Nilüfer, the house of the exchange of populations

1. Context

The Municipality of Nilüfer was founded in 1987 as one of the three municipal administrations constituting the Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa.