"Cities of today face two choices. Either they develop to meet the challenges created by the pace of global change, or they resist the impulse for transformation and stagnate".
- Richards & Palmer 2010
With economic conditions becoming more volatile, cities are now utilising their own distinctive resources and cultural assets - their histories, spaces, creative industries and talents in order to maintain their competitiveness (Richards & Palmer 2010).
It has been stated that space is the absence of substance. However opposing this is the idea that place is filled with meaning. Place is substantial and therefore of worth (Rofe 2008, p.56). With that being said space should be filled with substance, to enhance its meaning, value and place within society; effectively achieved by creating and utilising revitalisation strategies.
This blog is part of the Renew Adelaide initiative and communicates the need to revitalise the Eastern end of Jetty Road Glenelg (from Partridge Street to Brighton Road) presenting a new market opportunity and the tools to restore activity and meaning back to this great location!
References:
- Richards, G, Palmer, R 2010, Eventful cities: Cultural management and urban revitalisation, Routledge, New York.
- Rofe, M 2008, 'Space or place?: Emptiness and the politics of revitalisation', Australian Planner, Vol. 45, no. 2, p.56.