Abstract

This paper aims to gain implications by analyzing the Euromediterranee project of Marseille and the Ile-de-Nantes project of Nantes, focusing on the composition, approach, institution, finance, and governance of the project that has become an issue in the implementation of urban regeneration projects. Marseilles and Nantes have adopted a comprehensive approach that considers society, economy, environment, and culture with the aim of sustainable development. Marseille successfully carried out the Euromediterranee regeneration project in 1995 although it suffered an industrial depression and decline since the 1960s. The project has contributed to the improvement of the image through various facilities(culture, transportation, etc.) and expansion of green space, attracting 5,300 companies, creating 43,500 jobs, and hosting of European cultural capital (Marseille-Provence 2013). In particular, the European cultural capital event in 2013 helped boost Marseille’s status as a cultural city by revitalizing the Euromediterranee project, and attracted a total of 11 million visitors. Nantes contributed to the successful transformation of the urban economic structure and the improvement of its image by implementing a regeneration project for the Ile-de-Nantes creative district. In 2012, Nantes created 36,400 jobs, or 9 percent of all jobs, in the cultural and creative industries, ranked second in the nation in the growth of creative jobs, and is considered the most livable city in various surveys. Considering the recent industrial depression and the deepening population decline in most local cities in Korea, the case of Marseille and Nantes, which have been achieving success in the pursuit of sustainable development and innovation in the long term, gives us implications.

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