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RRL About Cultural Impact
RRL About Cultural Impact
According to Partal and Dunphy (2016), In recent decades, there has been
growing recognition that culture should be considered when planning and
managing public policies. This means taking culture into account alongside social,
economic, and environmental factors. While methods for assessing the effects of
policies on our economy, environment, and society have become more advanced,
the assessment of cultural impact is still emerging and not well-established. So
they conducted an assessment about “cultural impact assessment” (CIA) on a
global scale. They found that CIA has mainly been used since 20220 to understand
how development processes affect indigenous communities. One interesting thing
they discovered is that the term "cultural impact" means different things to
different people. In the arts and heritage sector, it refers to the impact on culture
itself and also the impact of cultural activities. Only two tools for measuring
cultural impact were found, one for indigenous communities and one for cities.
The paper suggests that to improve CIA, we need to agree on clear definitions of
culture and cultural impact. We also need validated tools, including frameworks
and indicators, to help us measure and understand the cultural impact of policies
and actions.
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14615517.2015.1077600
Link: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-soc-073018-
022342
Link: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-22524-008