On some challenges and conditions for the guggenheim museum bilbao to be an effective economic re-activator

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 506-517

  Plaza, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilbao; Conditionsfor effectiveness; Museumsas economic engines; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; MUSEUM; REDEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 45249119819     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00796.x     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Abadie, A. and J. Gardeazabal (2003) The economic costs of conflict: A case study of the Basque Country. American Economic Review 93. 1, 113-32.
2. Altuzarra, A. and F. Serrano (2005) Labour flexibility and innovation in Spanish manufacturing firms [WWW document]. Paper presented at 'Jornadas de Política Económica', Vigo, Spain, 24-25 November. URL http://webs.uvigo.es/viijpe/pdf/ALTUZARRA.pdf (accessed on 26 April 2008).
3. Altuzarra, A., C. Puerta and F. Serrano (2007) Evaluating the relative innovative position of European Union countries: An empirical analysis. International Review of Applied Economics 21. 1, 175-88.
4. Art4pax Foundation (2008) Scholars on Bilbao. Guernica. http://www.scholars-on-bilbao.info (accessed on 26 April 2008).
5. Barrutia, J.M. and C. Echebarria (2007) Regional network for quality promotion: A case-study of the Basque country. European Planning Studies 15. 3, 429-51.
6. Cooke, P. and D. Schwartz (2007) Key drivers of contemporary innovation and creativity. European Planning Studies 15. 9, 1139-41.
7. Del Castillo, J. and B. Barroeta (1995) La contribución de la innovación al desarrollo regional [The contribution of innovation to regional development]. Economía Industrial 301, 131-40.
8. Del Castillo, J. and C. Díez Fuente (2006) Infraestructuras de apoyo a la innovación científica y tecnológica: Elementos clave de competitividad industrial [Infrastructure support for scientific and technological innovation: Key elements of industrial competitiveness]. Ekonomiaz 63, 128-51.
9. Del Castillo, J. and S.N. Haarich (2004) Urban renaissance, arts and culture: The Bilbao region as an innovative milieu. In R. Camagni, D. Maillat and A. Matteaccioli (eds.), Ressources naturelles et culturelles, milieux et développement local, (GREMI VI), Institut de Recherches Économiques et Régionales (IRER), UniversitéNeuchatêl, Neuchâtel.
10. Esteban, M. (2000) Bilbao, Luces y sombras de titanio. El proceso de regeneracion del Bilbao metropolitano [Bilbao, lights and shadows of titanium. The process of regeneration of metropolitan Bilbao]. Servicio Editorial Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao.
11. Esteban, M. and R. Velasco (1993) Diversificación industrial. Un reto para el País Vasco [Industrial diversification. A challenge for the Basque Country]. Círculo de Empresarios Vascos, Bilbao.
12. Eustat (2006a) Cuenta satélite del turismo de la C. A. de Euskadi [Tourism satellite accounts for the Basque Country]. Vitoria.
13. Eustat (2006b) Directorio de actividades económicas [Directory of companies and establishments]. Vitoria.
14. Evans, G., J. Foord, M.S. Gertler, L. Tesolin and S. Weinstock (2006) Strategies for creative spaces and cities: Lessons learned [www document]. Imagine a Toronto. URL http://www.web.net/~imagineatoronto/ Creative_Cities_Lessons_Learned.pdf (accessed on 26 April 2008).
15. Ferreiro, J. and F. Serrano (2001) The Spanish labour market: Reforms and consequences. International Review of Applied Economics 15. 1, 31-53.
16. Gálvez, C. (2005) Trayectoria, impacto económico y trascendencia de la industria aeroespacial [Trajectory, economic impact and importance of the aerospace industry]. PhD thesis, University of the Basque Country.
17. Gómez, M.V. (1998) Reflective images: The case of urban regeneration in Glasgow and Bilbao. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 22. 1, 106-21.
18. Gómez, M.V. and S. Gonzalez (2001) A reply to Beatriz Plaza's 'The Guggenheim-Bilbao Museum effect'. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 25. 4, 898-900.
19. Gómez Uranga, M. and G. Etxebarria (2000) Panorama of the Basque Country and its competence for self-government. European Planning Studies 8. 4, 521-34.
20. Gómez Uranga, M., G. Etxebarria and J. Campàs-Velasco (2007) The dynamics of commercialization of scientific knowledge in biotechnology and nanotechnology. European Planning Studies 15. 9, 1199-214.
21. Gonzalez, S. (2005) The politics of the economic crisis and restructuring in the Basque Country and Spain during the 1980s. Space and Polity 9. 2, 93-112.
22. Gonzalez, S. (2006) Scalar narratives in Bilbao: A cultural politics of scales approach to the study of urban policy. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 30. 4, 836-57.
23. González Flores, A. (2000) Análisis de la competitividad de la industria española de máquinas-herramienta en el marco de la Unión Europea [Analysis of the competitiveness of the Spanish machine-tool industry within the framework of the European Union]. PhD thesis, University of the Basque Country.
24. Gospodini, A. (2001) Urban design, urban space morphology, urban tourism: An emerging new paradigm concerning their relationship. European Planning Studies 9. 7, 925-34.
25. Greffe, X. (2004) Is heritage an asset or a liability? Journal of Cultural Heritage 5, 301-9.
26. Hamnett, C. and N. Shoval (2003) Museums as 'flagships' of urban development. In L.M. Hoffman, D. Judd and S.S. Fainstein (eds.), Cities and visitors. Regulating people, markets and city space, Blackwell, Oxford.
27. Haarich, S.N. (2006) Bilbaos Wandel auf Karten und Plänen. Über die Funktionen von Stadtplänen und Karten in einer sich regenerierenden Industriestadt [Changing Bilbao in maps and plans. On the functions of city maps and plans in a regenerating industrial city]. Raumplanung 124, 38-42.
28. Haarich, S.N. and B. Plaza (forthcoming) Das Guggenheim Museum von Bilbao als Symbol für erfolgreichen Wandel Legende -und Wirklichkeit. [The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao as a symbol for successful change -legend and reality]. in: Planungsrundschau 16. Symbolische Orte. Individuelle, gesellschaftliche und planerische (De-) Konstruktion. [Symbolic places. Individual, social and planned (de-) construction]. Planungsrundschau 16.
29. Herrero, L.C., J.A. Sanz, M. Devesa, A. Bedate and J.M. Del Barrio (2006) The economic impact of cultural events: A case-study of Salamanca 2002, European Capital of Culture. European Urban and Regional Studies 13. 1, 41-57.
30. Huning, S. and J. Novy (2006) Tourism as an engine of neighborhood regeneration? Some remarks towards a better understanding of urban tourism beyond the 'beaten path' [WWW document]. CMS Working Paper Series No. 006-2006, Center for Metropolitan Studies, Technical University Berlin, Berlin. URL http://www.metropolitanstudies.de/workingpaper/ huning-novy_0062006.pdf (accessed on 26 April 2008).
31. Lorenzen, M. (2007) Social capital and localised learning: Proximity and place in technological and institutional dynamics. Urban Studies 44. 4, 799-817.
32. Massam, B.H. and B. Plaza (2003) The museum as a public good: Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Discussion Paper 55, Department of Geography, York University, Toronto.
33. Plaza, B. (1999) The Guggenheim-Bilbao Museum effect: A reply. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 23. 3, 589-92.
34. Plaza, B. (2000a) Política industrial de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco: 1981-2001 [The industrial policy of the Basque Country: 1981-2001]. Economía Industrial 335/336, 299-314.
35. Plaza, B. (2000b) Evaluating the influence of a large cultural artefact in the attraction of tourism. Urban Affairs Review 36. 2, 264-74.
36. Plaza, B. (2002) A note on 'Panorama of the Basque country and its competence for self-government': Terrorism and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao effect. European Planning Studies 10. 3, 383-9.
37. Plaza, B. (2006) The return on investment of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 30. 2, 452-67.
38. Plaza, B. (2007) The Bilbao effect. Museum News Sept/Oct, 13-15, 68. American Association of Museums.
39. Richards, G. and J. Wilson (2006) Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture? Tourism Management 27, 1209-23.
40. Rodriguez, A., E. Martinez and G. Guenaga (2001) Uneven redevelopment: new urban policies and socio-spatial fragmentation in Metropolitan Bilbao. European Urban and Regional Studies 8. 2, 161-78.
41. Siemiatycki, M. (2005) Beyond moving people: Excavating the motivations for investing in urban public transit infrastructure in Bilbao Spain. European Planning Studies 13. 1, 23-44.
42. Strom, E. (2003) Cultural policy as development policy: Evidence from the United States. International Journal of Cultural Policy 9. 3, 247-63.
43. Tironi, M. (2005) Going for culture: Urban regeneration, the Guggenheim Museum and the creative advantage of Bilbao. Masters thesis, City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
44. Uyarra, E. (2003) Innovation, knowledge and regional development: implications for innovation policies in less favoured regions. PhD thesis, University of Manchester.
45. Velasco, R. (1993) Desafíos actuales de la economía vasca [Current challenges for the Basque economy]. Papeles de Economía Española 55, Fundacion FIES, Madrid.
46. Velasco, R. (2000) La descentralización de la política industrial española: 1980-2000 [The decentralization of Spanish industrial policy: 1980-2000]. Economía Industrial 335/336, 15-34.
47. Vicario, L. and P.M. Martinez Monje (2003) Another 'Guggenheim effect': the generation of a potentially gentrifiable neighbourhood in Bilbao. Urban Studies 40. 12, 2383-400.
48. Vivant, E. (2007) In museums we trust! [WWW document]. Urban Research Center, London School of Economics, London. URL http://www.lse.ac.uk/ collections/urbanResearch/presentations/Vivant.ppt (accessed on 26 April 2008).