Aqui está um exemplo de como se devem pensar e avaliar os investimentos estratégicos, em particular o seu impacto na economia local, nas empresas e na vida dos cidadãos. Num momento em que a Política de Cidades está a apoiar um conjunto significativo de projectos (entre os quais o nosso Parque da Sustentabilidade) vale a pena conhecer estas metodologias de planeamento.

JCM

'Neighbourhood Impacts is a longitudinal research study into the impact of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture (ECoC) on local residents. It explores what local people felt about the Liverpool ECoC, their levels of cultural participation, and their perceptions of their city and some of its individual neighbourhoods. Tourism and the business of culture: the views of small and medium-sized tourism businesses on Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 is the result of in-depth interviews and an on-line survey of small- and medium-sized enterprises within Liverpool and Merseyside’s visitor economy. The Economic Impacts of Visits Influenced by the Liverpool European Capital of Culture in 2008 sets out to understand the visitor economy in 2008, and estimate how it was affected by the Liverpool ECoC. Student Perceptions of the European Capital of Culture: University Choice and Liverpool 08 considers the influence of the Liverpool ECoC on student choice, through 35 focus groups of first year undergraduates across all faculties of the University of Liverpool'.