Cultural economy and place regeneration: Nostalgic economy and local development conflict in Monga quarter

• Main Authors: Wei-Ying Wang, 王瑋霙
• Other Authors: Sue-Ching Jou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38723571424645931569

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 地理環境資源學研究所 === 100 === The aim of this research is to examine what form of cultural economy has been proposed and induced under the cultural-led urban regeneration strategies in a place-based context by using Monga as case study area. Starting with revealing the conflicts and contradictions among involved actors in the Wanhua district counseling program, which attempts to revive and even to transform the old city core – Monga via the nostalgic economy, this study tries to evaluate the impact of cultural-led urban regeneration on local development in a urban setting. Through participatory observation and in-depth interviews, this study begins with analyzing the behavioral logics of various actor involved in the implementation of the program. It is found that background and role of actors do affect their way of responding to the regeneration program. Agent of Counseling Program of Local Industry Promotion helps to shape nostalgic atmosphere in order to commodify the local characteristics, and actively promote linking the local economy to wider market. They advocate that this will bring positive feedback on community development. However, locally-based actors concern more about social function of the program and look forward to getting more resources to make up the malfunction of public sector on community development. In short, there are confrontations or conflicts on the meanings and strategies of the cultural economic development, which are based on and generated from local culture. It also shows blunt cultural war among different actors to compete for the vision and discourse of local development, which influence the interpretation and contents of .local cultures, community cohesion, and in turn the representation of local economy. Finally, this study would like to bring up the issue that the real impact of cultural investment on local development in this regard has just benefited for only a limited number of people. Even though the cultural strategy of urban regeneration does promote the importance of social goals in addition of economic development, the implication of "society" in their taskforce might be more confined to the bargaining power of consumers, rather than the wellbeing of local residents.