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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 411
cities: 178
evaluations: 50
bid books: 180; 1985–2030

All shelves Evaluations 50 Monitoring & progress reports 19 Bid books 180 Strategies & action plans 5 Frameworks & research 103 Sent in by members 54 Published by cities 8

28 documents for “Economic impact”

Ask Encore: “Economic impact”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

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Aarhus 2017 — Impact AssessmentEvaluations · Aarhus · 2017

economic impacts are very relevant to assess as this would make it possible to assess the net investment in the project and compare it to the above-mentioned impacts.

A case study of Salamanca 2002Frameworks & research · 2002…approach of this type of study is to estimate the size of the spending flows which give rise to the cultural sector and to measure its overall impact.

Liverpool 2008 — Impact AssessmentEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008A case study of the impact of various types of sports, culture and business events on Korean undergraduates' attitudes toward Germany, by Woo Jun and Lee (2008), seems to show an interesting contrast between the impact of sports and…

f59881a3-596e-4ec5-9027-5b7cc8b20dd8-garciaetal-2010-creating_an_impact-impacts08.pdfEvaluationsImpacts 08: The Liverpool Model European Capital of Culture Research Programme University of Liverpool Liverpool, L69 7ZA, UK Email: impacts08@liverpool.ac.uk www.impacts08.net IMPACTS European Capital of Culture Research Programme Report…

Mantova 2019 — Pre-selectionBid books · Mantova · 2019The four main spheres of impact are: ■ Cultural tourism, the ability to attract visitors to the region and expand its tourist absorption capacity in terms of accommodation and leisure facilities to meet the demand, in view of an enduring…

Lecce 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Lecce · 2019It should be noted that this amount represents the sign of the willingness of citizens and local entrepre- neurs from a variety of economic sectors to act together to implement ECoC.

Liverpool 2008 — Impact AssessmentEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008For more information about the areas and the research project please see the Impacts 08 Neighbourhood Watch report (listed at the end of this report).

Luxembourg City 2007 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Luxembourg & Greater Region · 2007The results of the media impact analysis (see Chapter 8) also show that Luxembourg achieved considerable media coverage abroad. The total estimated media spend equiva- lent value of €6.5 million is likely to have a long term impact on the…

Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008…something that Liverpool Culture Company aims to build on with initiatives such as the 2008 Highlights Launch to the World Travel Market. 22 Impacts 08 - The Liverpool Model, European Capital of Culture Research Programme www.impacts08.net…

Košice 2013Evaluations · Košice · 2013Measuring the Economic Impact of Park and Recreation Services. s.l. : Texas University, 2010. Džupka, Peter a Hudec, Oto. 2014. Culture-led regeneration trough the young generation: Košice as the European Capital of Culture.

Lecce 2019 — Pre-selectionBid books · Lecce · 2019It should be noted that this amount represents the sign of the willingness of citizens and local entrepreneurs from a variety of economic sectors to act together to implement ECoC.

Aarhus 2017Evaluations · Aarhus · 2017Fewer audience members None of the above Don’t know 2% 8% 11% 15% 22% 22% 21% 27% 37% Source: rethinkIMPACTS 2017’s questionnaire survey of directors of cultural institutions (2018).

Luxembourg 2007 — final report (Richards)Evaluations · 2007The total estimated media spend equiva- lent value of €6.5 million is likely to have a long term impact on the image of the country as well. Visitor expenditure impacts The bulk of the economic impact of any ECOC comes from the expenditure…

Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008…something that Liverpool Culture Company aims to build on with initiatives such as the 2008 Highlights Launch to the World Travel Market. 23 Impacts 08 - The Liverpool Model, European Capital of Culture Research Programme www.impacts08.net…

EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Tallinn, TurkuEvaluations · Tallinn & Turku · 2011Turku’s ECoC had a significant economic impact on the city. A study prepared by Turku School of Economics estimated that the ECoC contributed to an increase in employment of 3,300 person years in Turku and to an increase in total revenue…

Plzeň 2015 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Plzeň · 2015Pilsen 2015 has, without question, been one of the most important events, having a big impact on the homeland and foreign tourism. Due to its importance for the development of tourism in 2015, the CzechTourism agency participated in the…

Linz 2009 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Linz · 2009…2009 33 www.linz-airport.at/www/cm/system/galleries/download/documents/statistik.pdf 40 An important source of quantitative information on the economic impact of Linz 09 is an economic study of the impact of ECOC on the regional economy of…

Marseille 2013Evaluations · Marseille-Provence · 2013…towards informing or beginning to change public opinion (especially through the Diversity Festival and Journey to the Unknown). 3.4.3 Economic impacts Developing the creative economy and place-making were key economic impacts anticipated…

Ptuj 2025 — Pre-selectionBid books · Ptuj · 2025…development)? he impact that the ECoC will have on the city can be measured by its effects or changes that are brought to different areas of urban development (theory of change, see the chapter on evaluation).

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL renewing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2034 to 2047 and repealing Decision No 445/2014/EUPublished by cities · Cluj-Napoca · 2026Expected result(s) and impact Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted. The proposed revision of the ECoC’s legal basis is expected to have a positive social, economic…

How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?

Leuven

Context

How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?Published by cities · LeuvenTogether, they explored how existing knowledge, data and expertise could contribute to understanding the cultural, social, economic and ecological impact of LOV2030.

Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2035Published by cities · Brno · 2026…A.4 Business development and entrepreneurship in CCIs Business development and entrepreneurship in CCIs is important because it supports local economic growth and job creation.

OK Analyza brnenske kulturni sceny ENG 2025_WEBPublished by cities · Brno…and creative festivals not only play a key role in promoting and raising the profile of the CCI, but are also important in terms of their economic contribution to the area, tourism and community building.

Action Plan No. 1: Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2027Published by cities · Brno · 2026The SMART principles are as follows: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reali- stic, Time-bound. 6) Measures The Action Plan (AP) is then linked to the CCIs and its objectives, priorities and mea- sures via codes referring to the measures…

Financial Support for Brno’s Independent Cultural Scene

Brno

2026 · Context

Financial Support for Brno’s Independent Cultural ScenePublished by cities · Brno · 2026That said, the fund’s activities were put on hold in 2025 following the opinion issued by the Czech Ministry of Finance on 28 May 2025 on whether territorial self-governing units are permitted to establish foundations and endowment funds.

Grant Programmes in the Field of Culture (2026)Published by cities · Brno · 202613 Contracts for the provision of grants in the amount of over CZK 50,000, including any amend- ments, will be published in the Register of Contracts in a manner allowing remote access in accordance with Act No.

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