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This chapter considers the process of value appropriation embodied and enacted in physical space. Drawing on activism as a construct of value appropriation, the chapter considers the development of cultural activities in Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle, UK, as a tool for changing cultural values. While activism has traditionally been associated with activities aimed at promoting or directing social, political, economic or environmental reforms, it is used here as a conceptual framework for understanding the concerted actions of people, which culminate in changes to values, identity and society. The chapter draws on the cultural investment and regeneration of a former industrial area to demonstrate how the characteristics of such spaces contribute to local identity, through reinforcement of heritage, local values and community roots. The designation of cultural and creative districts as one area of the creative economy is then examined as spaces for activism, by focusing on the role of citizen engagement as a tool of activism.
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Under a series of regeneration schemes, funded by government sources including English partnerships (latterly One North East), Single Regeneration Budget and SRB Challenge Fund, English Heritage, TWDC, and Newcastle City Council.
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Garcia-Carrizo, J., Granger, R. (2020). Cultural and Creative Districts as Spaces for Value Change. In: Granger, R. (eds) Value Construction in the Creative Economy. Palgrave Studies in Business, Arts and Humanities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37035-0_9
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