Dear Colleagues,
Just released: the spring special issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Volume 29, Issue 3: Art, Culture, and Economic Development. In this issue, scholars examine the inextricable link between art and place and, by extension, art and the development trajectory of place. Using a diverse set of research methods and innovative areas, they bring critical discussions on this link to the forefront of economic development and planning scholarship. To view this special issue, go to http://jpe.sagepub.com/content/vol29/issue3/. You will have complimentary access to all nine articles: * Cultural Clusters: The Implications of Cultural Assets Agglomeration for Neighborhood Revitalization, Mark J. Stern and Susan C. Seifert * Cultural Festivals and Economic Development in Nonmetropolitan Australia, Chris Gibson, Gordon Waitt, Jim Walmsley, and John Connell * Economic Development in the Shadow of Angkor Wat: Meaning, Legitimation, and Myth, Eric J. Heikkila and Philippe Peycam * Sonic City: The Evolving Economic Geography of the Music Industry, Richard Florida and Scott Jackson * Two Cities, Five Industries: Similarities and Differences within and between Cultural Industries in New York and Los Angeles, Elizabeth Currid and Sarah Williams * The Creative Economy as "Big Business": Evaluating State Strategies to Lure Filmmakers, Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor * Beyond Bilbao: Rethinking Flagship Cultural Development and Planning in Three California Cities, Carl Grodach * Artist Garret as Growth Machine? Local Policy and Artist Housing in U.S. Cities, Elizabeth Strom * Arts and Culture in Urban or Regional Planning: A Review and Research Agenda, Ann Markusen and Anne Gadwa Our publisher, Sage, asks that you follow the indicated usage instructions for all articles: specifically, please do not post the articles on any websites, print out the articles for a class without first contacting Sage's permissions department, or otherwise distribute the articles in a manner counter to Sage's license to publish. Please feel free to contact us with any comments on this issue. Best regards, JPER Editors: Weiping Wu and Michael Brooks, Virginia Commonwealth University Special Issue Editor: Elizabeth Currid, University of Southern California
