Culture for Development Directory

Participatory approaches to museum development

Kreps, Christina Faye | 2006]
  • Author(s): Kreps, Christina Faye
  • Publisher: Smithsonian institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural co-operation, museums, cultural development, indonesia
Building upon a case study in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Kreps presents her findings on participatory museum planning. By using participatory techniques, local people are involved and develop a sense of ownership with their own museum.

The impact of the arts, culture and creative industries on Nigeria's economy

Kwanashie, Mike | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Kwanashie, Mike
  • Publisher: Agoralumiere international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: arts, culture, economic development, cultural policy, nigeria
This study looks into the economic contribution of the creative industries in Nigeria economic development. It is part of an Africa wide research initiative on the creative economy which will contribute to policy and strategy to enhance the impact of the creative industries in the region.

World heritage : challenges for the millennium

Labadi, Sophia and Bridgewater, Clare | 2007
  • Author(s): Labadi, Sophia and Bridgewater, Clare
  • Publisher: United nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO). World heritage centre
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural heritage, cultural property protection, cultural property preservation
This 200-page publication provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of more than three decades of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and highlights a number of its successes and challenges.

Culture at the heart of transformation : the role of culture in social and economic development : lessons learnt from the Swiss cultural programme

Landry, Charles | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Landry, Charles
  • Publisher: DEZA [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural development, cultural co-operation, cultural exchanges, arts, eastern europe
Report (evaluation) of the projects of the Swiss Cultural Program. Most of the projects were carried in Eastern Europe. Also advise for improvement of this and similar programs.

The Norad programme in arts and cultural education : a mid-term review of the programme period 2006-2008/9

Lange, Siri | 2008
  • Author(s): Lange, Siri
  • Publisher: Chr. Michelsen institute (CMI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural co-operation, cultural exchanges, artists, art works, norway
A report on a programme for cooperation between institutions for cultural education in the South and partners in Norway, established to contribute to the strengthening of cultural education institutions in the south and to the professionalization of artists and art forms.
 

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