Inside the system-wide cultural district: a new relational and organisational taxonomy of cultural districts based on the sector policies by Italian Regions (2000–2015)

Colavitti, Anna Maria; Usai, Alessia

doi:10.1186/s40410-020-0112-1

City, Territory and Architecture

An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

Table 7 Cultural districts established thanks to private initiatives.

From: Inside the system-wide cultural district: a new relational and organisational taxonomy of cultural districts based on the sector policies by Italian Regions (2000–2015)

District	Structure		Typology	Spatial proximity of the nodes	Existence of hierarchies among the nodes	Homogeneity of the nodes	Sector(s)/Production chain(s) of specialization	Forms of integration among the nodes	Geographic relevance of the nodes	Implementation of the district project at 2019
District	Management (supervisory authority)	Nodes (partners)	Typology	Spatial proximity of the nodes	Existence of hierarchies among the nodes	Homogeneity of the nodes	Sector(s)/Production chain(s) of specialization	Forms of integration among the nodes	Geographic relevance of the nodes	Implementation of the district project at 2019
Distretto Culturale della Valle Camonica	Consortium of municipalities (Comunità Montana della Val Camonica)	44 Public administrations (Province, 41 Municipalities, BIM Consortium, local offices of MiBACT) 1 Chamber of Commerce (–) Local cultural foundations and associations	Semi-planned Private Initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	No	Yes	Cultural heritage valorisation Entrepreneurship in Art and Communication	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional	Implemented, thanks to the Comunità Montana which is responsible for the district and the UNESCO site
Distretto Dominus. Oltrepo’ Mantovano	Consortium of municipalities (Consorzio Oltrepò Mantovano)	14 Public administrations (Province, 13 Municipalities) 3 Representative bodies of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry 1 Research centre (TEMA lab) 1 Library system	Semi-planned Private Initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	No	No (industrial actors and research centers are included)	Cultural heritage valorisation (XX century heritage) Agrifood industry	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional International (EU projects)	Implemented, even if indirectly through the Consortium’s activity
Distretto Le Regge dei Gonzaga	Mantua Municipality	14 Public administrations (Region, Province, 13 Municipalities) 4 Representative bodies of Agriculture, Commerce, Crafts and Industry 1 Research centre 3 Cultural Foundations	Semi-planned Private initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	Yes	No (industrial actors and research centers are included)	Technologies for managing resources (cultural-tourist resources) Cultural heritage valorisation (Gonzaga and Mantua Historic centre heritage) Agrifood industry	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional	Implemented, but no data available after 2018 and, for restoration works, after 2019
Distretto Culturale di Monza e Brianza	Province of Monza and Brianza	5 Public administrations 4 Representative bodies of Agriculture, Commerce, Crafts and Industry 3 Research centres	Semi-planned Private initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	Yes	No (industrial actors and research centers are included)	Technologies applied to cultural heritage Cultural heritage valorisation	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional	Implemented, but no data available after 2017
Distretto Culturale della Provincia di Cremona	Province of Cremona	11 Public administrations (Province, 9 Municipalities, Cr-Forma) 4 Cultural Associations 1 Religious authority (Diocese of Cremona)	Semi-planned Private initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Cultural heritage valorisation (museums) Entrepreneurship in music	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional	Implemented, even if under a new supervisory authority after 2015: the Municipality of Cremona
Distretto Culturale della Valtellina	Local Development Company (a company of the Province of Sondrio)	8 Public administrations (Province, 3 Consortium of municipalities, 4 Municipalities) 1 Local university 4 Corporations of local relevance 1 Consortium of certified products (agrifood sector) 2 Local banks 1 Cultural Association	Semi-planned Private initiative (Fondazione Cariplo)	Yes	Yes	No (industrial actors, banks and research centers are included)	Cultural heritage valorisation Agrifood industry	Internal External Multiple (in the public chain)	Regional	Implemented, even if the district is now working within the “Valtellina Wine Road”

(–) = data not available

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