CULTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF PORTO. Discourses and practices variations in the recent municipal policy.

Authors

  • Patricia Reis de Matos Braz FAUP - CEAU; Universidade do Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/siiu.12780

Abstract

The present paper aims to discuss the relationship between culture and urban development, regarding the city
of Porto as a case study. Considering its recent and irregular history of culture promotion, which has important
references since the acknowledgement of the Historic Centre as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 1996, the
article explores political agendas, projects, and achievements, which place culture as strategic for urban
development. From that moment to the present day, Porto has experienced three styles of governance, with
direct effects on the treatment given to the municipality's cultural and heritage policy. The article, therefore,
analyses the relationship of the mentioned policies with urban policy, from the variation of discourses and
practices of municipal policy.


Keywords: Porto, culture, urban development, municipal policy.

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Published

2024-03-06

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SIIU2023_LISBOA