SEMINÁRIO CULTURA & DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL Diálogos Setoriais Brasil - Uniâo Europeia Brasilia - DF, de maio de 2013 PODE-SE CONSIDERAR A CULTURA COMO O 4º PILAR DO DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL? Jordi Pascual

T The Agenda 21 for culture was approved in 2004 by United Cities and Local Governments – UCLG, the world association of cities, which created a Committee to monitor its implementation and dissemination. UCLG’s Committee on Culture is chaired by Lille-Metropole, co-chaired by Buenos Aires, México and Montréal, and vice-chaired by Barcelona, Angers and Milano. T Today, the Agenda 21 for culture contributes to the processes of debate on culture and sustainable development. It is the contribution AND the commitment of cities to cultural globalisation. T TODAY: (a) what we are; (b) paradigm of SD; (c) institutional innovation Summary

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T The Agenda 21 for culture is a declaration, with 67 articles and 5 main issues: (a) cultural rights, (b) sustainability and territory, (c) economy, media and cultural industries, (d) inclusion and participation, and (e) governance.

Around 480 cities, local governments and organisations from all over the world are linked to Agenda 21 for culture (March 2013). A complete list is periodically updated on the websites. General concepts and considerations for implementation: cross-cutting, crucial role of civil society, shared responsibility, mid-long term, development of indicators... Agenda 21 for culture provides an opportunity for every city to create a long-term vision of culture as a basic pillar in its development. The tools for implementation are: Local cultural strategy Charter of cultural rights and responsibilities Culture council Cultural impact assessment Local implementation

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Context Policies on culture New actors

environment social in clusion economy The current paradigm

Where is culture?

Problems A territory People The world

social inclusion economy culture environment governance A new paradigm?

Solutions? A territory People The world Cultural actors

Myths on culture and SD (Duxbury and Jeanotte, 2010) Myth 1 (Time) – Culture and sustainability is a new concept/paradigm that has just recently emerged. Myth 2 (Space) – Culture and sustainability are only the concerns of advanced, developed economies and societies. Myth 3 (Concepts) – We understand what “culture and sustainability” means and how the concept can be incorporated into urban planning frameworks.

Culture as the fourth pillar of sustainability: 10 arguments

Proposal for a new cultural policy profile Cultural rights and responsibilities Cultural policies. Impact. Evaluation. Policies for the arts, the heritage and the languages Copyright regime Professional artistic education A diverse cultural ecosystem INNER CORE OF CULTURAL POLICIES New audiences Active cultural practices Intercultural dialogue Gender equality CULTURE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION Economic and financial instruments to support cultural projects Cultural employment Creative industries, media and information and communication technologies CULTURE AND ECONOMY Eco-events and eco-buildings Territorial balance of the cultural supply Landscapes Culture and urban planning / urban regeneration CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Participation of civil society International networks Tiers of government GOVERNANCE Public spaces for cultural projects

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Leadership ! Partnership !

On cultural policies and sustainable development: the Agenda 21 for culture Jordi Pascual