Distritos Culturales y Revitalización Urbana

Abstract

Miguel Ángel Chaves Martín and Isabel Tejeda Martín (Eds.), Distritos Culturales y Revitalización Urbana, Madrid: Icono 14 Editorial, 2018, ISBN 978-84-15816-30-0. The volume gathers the results of the Spanish National R&D&I Plan (2016–2018), coordinated across four universities, and examines the role of cultural and creative districts as engines for the regeneration of degraded urban areas, analyzing case studies from a multidisciplinary perspective. The editors emphasize that culture has become a key argument for urban management, although its application does not always stem from adequate reflection on the local context, with risks of gentrification and tourist pressure. The reviewer values the work's interdisciplinary breadth and the range of topics covered, from the theoretical conceptualization of the cultural district to public art, mural painting, and the role of institutions in constructing a new urban image.