Authors
Maria de Lourdes Lima dos Santos (coord.), Maria João Lima and José Soares Neves
Title
Cartografia Cultural do Concelho de Cascais [Cultural Cartography of the Municipality of Cascais]
Publication Date: September 2005 - Language: Portuguese
ISBN: 972-8488-36-X - Legal Deposit: 232722-05
N. of Pages: 382 - N. of Copies: 1500
Type of Cover: Paperback - Format: 14,5x20,9 - Price: 25,00 €
Abstract:
This book characterizes cultural agents, events and equipments of Cascais,
having as reference the municipal action in the domain of local cultural
policies.
It describes aspects like the socio-demographic profile of Cascais, the
place of Culture in the Municipal Council organizational structure, the
cultural Offer and Demand and their distribution. When appropriate, these
aspects are analysed through a geo-referential perspective. Other analytical
level is concerned with the guide lines and conditioning factors of local
cultural policies, and the way those policies deal with questions like:
access to culture, widening of publics, cultural de-centralization and
diversification as well as internationalization.