多伦多文化规划及其实施

Create Higher Ground--Cultural Planning and Practices in the City of Toronto

本文详细审视了加拿大多伦多市的文化规划及其实施。1998年,7个位于多伦多都市区内的地万单元合并成为新多伦多市。于是,如何重新调整文化服务使之与区域和地方的文化发展需求相适应,成为一个充满机遇与挑战的重要课题。为此,都市议会着手于此方面的工作并于2003年实施了文化规划。该规划为多伦多未来十年的文化事业指明了发展方向。本文回顾了支持文化发展的各项城市政策,相关的文化项目和近年来实施及完成的情况。

The paper examines cultural planning and practices for the City of Toronto. Seven municipal councils in the Toronto metropolitan area were amalgamated into the new City of Toronto in 1998. The resultant task of aligning cultural services to reflect the needs of regional and local cultural development provided both opportunities and challenges. City Council embarked on a process that resulted in the adoption of the Culture Plan in 2003, setting the directions for supporting culture in Toronto over the next decade. This paper provides a historic overview, City policies that support cultural development, specific cultural programs, and recent cultural initiatives and accomplishments.