Cultural Recovery

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Across the 4 nations of the UK, culture and heritage have a major role to play in place-based recovery and resilience. Understanding the cultural sector in a holistic manner that can capture the contributions that it makes to society and the economy is key to thinking about re-balancing regions, areas and nations.

Communities in Their Places

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This theme considers the current and potential future role of communities in addressing place-based challenges. Cohesive communities can mobilise social capital, tackle placed-based challenges, and identify avenues to bring about social, economic and environmental improvements in their area.