This volume documents the growing trend for cities and towns
throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for
economic development. Museums of all types and sizes, and libraries
from main street behemoths to neighborhood branches, are being used
to stimulate inner-city revitalization as well as neighborhood
renewal programs. These public amenities draw citizens, tourists
and new development to a city's venues, providing a public place
for people to focus and gather. In short, the small public
investment paid for these cultural centers is much less then the
dollars returned to taxpayers from tourism and economic
development.This collection of essays presents case studies from
Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Charleston, Christchurch,
Cincinnati, Denver, Des Moines, Hartford, Germantown, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Lanark, Little Rock, Memphis, Minneapolis, Miramar,
Pekin, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Prince Rupert, St. Louis,
St. Paul, San Jose, Seattle, Tacoma, Tallahassee, Toronto,
Valencia, and Wakefield. The case study topics include the role of
museums and libraries in promoting urban renewal and downtown
redevelopment, revitalizing urban centers, enhancing 'smart
communities,' influencing eco-friendly municipal construction
trends, and stimulating private development. The work includes
several regional and national resource directories, a glossary, and
an index to facilitate reference to particular communities and
projects throughout the country.
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