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Developing an Indicator Evaluation System to Assess Cities’ Identity
As an ongoing subject, city identity has been researched in a range of disciplines and contexts, such as sociology, anthropology, urban planning, cultural tourism, design and art. The social and economic value of city identity as a strategic dimension of cultural and creative competition between countries is increasingly being recognized. (Anholt, What is competitive identity? In Competitive identity: The new brand management for nations, cities and regions, pp. 1–23, 2007). However, in the current search for strategies to make cities identifiable, liveable and inclusive, research projects have been undertaken in different disciplines, dimensions and fields of knowledge, yet there is no specific way to analyze and observe city identity, nor can research efforts from different disciplinary backgrounds lead to common discussions or collaborations. The paper aims to develop a method and approach to assess or measure elements of urban identity with the aim of developing a methodology for observing, analyzing and evaluating city cultural identity. Enable specialists from different disciplines to carry out a quantitative-based analysis of city identity. Against this backdrop, this paper will firstly define the cultural identity elements of the cities through the literature review, in order to develop an indicators system of city identity. Secondly, the appropriate evaluation criteria for the indicators are discussed based on the categories of the elements in the indicator system, including the qualitative and quantitative evaluation aspects. By doing this, the article aims at filling a research gap in current literature as it is the first attempt to systematically investigate the components of city identity on a wider scale, forming a framework for a structured insight into city identity. It contributes to a broader interest in the debate on the topic of urban identity.
Developing an Indicator Evaluation System to Assess Cities’ Identity
As an ongoing subject, city identity has been researched in a range of disciplines and contexts, such as sociology, anthropology, urban planning, cultural tourism, design and art. The social and economic value of city identity as a strategic dimension of cultural and creative competition between countries is increasingly being recognized. (Anholt, What is competitive identity? In Competitive identity: The new brand management for nations, cities and regions, pp. 1–23, 2007). However, in the current search for strategies to make cities identifiable, liveable and inclusive, research projects have been undertaken in different disciplines, dimensions and fields of knowledge, yet there is no specific way to analyze and observe city identity, nor can research efforts from different disciplinary backgrounds lead to common discussions or collaborations. The paper aims to develop a method and approach to assess or measure elements of urban identity with the aim of developing a methodology for observing, analyzing and evaluating city cultural identity. Enable specialists from different disciplines to carry out a quantitative-based analysis of city identity. Against this backdrop, this paper will firstly define the cultural identity elements of the cities through the literature review, in order to develop an indicators system of city identity. Secondly, the appropriate evaluation criteria for the indicators are discussed based on the categories of the elements in the indicator system, including the qualitative and quantitative evaluation aspects. By doing this, the article aims at filling a research gap in current literature as it is the first attempt to systematically investigate the components of city identity on a wider scale, forming a framework for a structured insight into city identity. It contributes to a broader interest in the debate on the topic of urban identity.
Developing an Indicator Evaluation System to Assess Cities’ Identity
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz (editor) / Salih, Gasim Hayder Ahmed (editor) / Cardaci, Alessio (editor) / Mahmoud, Israa Hanafi (editor) / Yao, Peian (author) / Moghaddam, Paria Bagheri (author) / Corti, Martina (author)
International Conference CITAA Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts ; 2022 ; Pisa, Italy
2024-03-20
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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