Growth | OBS Agenda21

Capital of Youth Culture

1. Gwanak-gu and culture

Gwanak-gu, located in the southwestern part of Seoul Metropolitan Area, has a population of about 500,000 people.

Dubai 2040 implementation programme

1. Dubai and culture

Dubai is a cosmopolitan and people-centric city with an estimated population of 3.4 million, comprising of 180 nationalities. The urban extent of the city has grown exponentially, transforming into a global economic powerhouse in the region.

Culture for All Policies

1. Xi’an and culture

As one of China’s Central Cities, Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. It was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and the capital of such splendid dynasties as the Han and Tang. The city’s long history can be traced back to the Paleolithic era.

Songpa, where cultural art blooms around Seokchon lake

1. Songpa-gu and culture

Songpa-gu is an autonomous district in the southeastern part of Seoul, with roughly 660 000 residents. It is a place where history and modernity coexist.

Our landscape, the value of a beautiful and privileged land

1. Mar del Plata and culture

Mar del Plata was founded as a port for the export of leather and jerky in 1865.

Public experience of traditional local operas

1. Xi’an and culture

Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province in China. It was the starting point of Ancient Silk Road and was an ancient capital for flourishing dynasties with a rich history.

“April one thousand arts” and “I love you, Cuenca”: Economic reactivation of Cuenca through art and culture

1. Cuenca and culture

Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador with a population of 646,171. It is located in the southern region of the country in a valley formed by unique mountain ranges that are part of the Andes.

Yeongdo-gu’s (Busan) Huinnyeoul Culture Village

1. Context

Called ‘Korean Santorini’ for a harmonised mingling of seashore lines and clis, the Huinnyeoul Culture Village has the blessings of scenic nature.

Living museum, producing city

1. Context

Yalova is on the south of the Marmara Region in Turkey. Since the early Ottoman period, Yalova (or Yalakabad with its historical name) had been under Ottoman rule and in the periphery of Ottoman imperial centers.

Xi'an's rejuvenation of a world cultural metropolis

1. Context

Xi’an, known as Chang’an in the past, is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, and the political, economic and cultural centre of ancient China.