Indicateurs Culture 2030

Au printemps dernier, la crise sanitaire liée à la pandémie de Covid-19 (coronavirus) a mis le monde entier à l’arrêt. Le trafic illicite des biens culturels, lui, n’a pas cessé. Au contraire. Les trafiquants de biens culturels ont profité du relâchement de la surveillance des sites archéologiques et des musées pour se livrer à des fouilles sauvages et des vols, en toute impunité. Les chiffres le montrent : l’attrait pour les mosaïques, les jarres funéraires, les sculptures, les statuettes ou les manuscrits anciens n’a jamais été aussi fort. Cette pression de la demande contribue à alimenter le marché illégal des œuvres d’art et des antiquités qui s’opère désormais en grande partie en ligne, via des plateformes souvent peu regardantes sur la provenance d’origine des objets.

Switzerland has proved resilient through the pandemic, geopolitical turmoil and reverberations in energy markets. Unemployment and inflation are low, and living standards are among the highest in the OECD. This is reinforced by a dynamic market-based economy, highly skilled workforce and prudent macroeconomic policies. Yet, slowing growth amid continued price pressures pose challenges. A tight monetary policy is necessary to ensure that inflation remains durably within the central bank’s target range. Although a broadly neutral fiscal stance is warranted in the short term, longer-term fiscal pressures call for structural reform to counter rising cost of ageing and to support the green transition. S

This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development. Agriculture within urban growth centres today is more than an economic or social left-over or a niche practice. It is instead a complex system that offers multiple potentials for interaction with the urban system. Urban open space and agriculture can be linked to a productive green infrastructure – this forms new urban-rural linkages in the urbanizing region and helps shape the city. But in order to do this, agriculture has to be seen as an integral part of the urban fabric and it has to be put on the local agenda. Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions takes the example of Casablanca, one of the fastest growing cities in North Africa, to investigate this approach. The creation of synergies between the urban and rural in an emerging megacity is demonstrated through pilot projects, design solutions, and multifunctional modules. These synergies assure greater resource efficiency; particularly regarding the use and reuse of water, and they strengthen regional food security and the social integration of multiple spheres. A transdisciplinary research approach brings together different scientific disciplines and local actors into a process of integrated knowledge production. The book will have a long lasting legacy and is essential reading for researchers, planners, practitioners and policy makers who are working on urban development and urban agricultural strategies.