Study title

Public Art in Regional Planning and Development 2018-2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3502

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3502
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3502

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Center for Cultural Policy Research

Abstract

This dataset consists of transcribed expert interviews on the use of public art in regional planning and development. The interviewees included representatives of private development or consulting companies working in Finland, experts on public art, and one urban activist working in the third sector. The interviews covered themes such as the economic value of art projects commissioned as part of area development projects and the impact of public art.

The interviews were conducted as semi-structured theme interviews. The themes of the interview were sent to the participants in advance, and the order of the themes and the emphasis placed on them varied slightly depending on the interviewee. The representatives of private development or consulting firms worked in the capital area, and their interviews focused more on the profitability of art investments in regional development. The art experts interviewed in the data were located all over Finland, and the main themes in their interviews focused on the identity and competitive strength of urban areas and the amenity of residents. Additionally, each interviewee was asked about the regional development and art projects they had personally been involved in. If there was time at the end of the interview, the interviewees were also asked to comment on two previous studies on the use of art in development projects.

The data were collected as part of the Creative Expertise project coordinated by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Ornamo Art and Design Finland.

Background information included, for instance, the interviewee's occupation, gender, industry of employment, and municipality of residence. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

architecture; arts; culture; public service buildings; regional development; urban development; urban spaces

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Land use and planning (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Myllyntaus, Oona (Center for Cultural Policy Research)

Collection Dates

2018-12-12 – 2019-05-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Experts involved in regional planning and development projects that utilise public art

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The experts were chosen for the interviews based on the researchers' decision, recommendations by the Art in Use project teams, and the consent given by the interviewees.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

7 transcribed interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher anonymised the data by removing direct identifiers and some indirect identifiers from the transcribed interviews. Additionally, the researcher removed names of third parties, such as companies, organisations and artists, as well as some district names from the transcribed interviews.

Three interviews were not archived because the interviewees did not consent to the archiving of their interviews at FSD.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Center for Cultural Policy Research: Public Art in Regional Planning and Development 2018-2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-01-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3502

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. third person names, names of workplaces and equivalent). When publishing quotations from the data, data users must very carefully consider in each case what information needs to be removed or altered according to scientific ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Myllyntaus, O. & Karttunen, S. (2020). Julkinen taide aluerakentamisessa ja -kehittämisessä: Taloudellisen arvon tunnistaminen ja arviointimenetelmät. Cuporen verkkojulkaisuja 65. Kulttuuripoliittisen tutkimuksen edistämissäätiö. https://www.cupore.fi/fi/julkaisut/cuporen-julkaisut/julkinen-taide-aluerakentamisessa-ja-kehittaemisessae

Myllyntaus, O. & Karttunen, S. (2020). Public Art in Planning and Development: Economic Value and Evaluation Methods, Summary in English. https://www.cupore.fi/en/publications/cupore-s-publications/public-art-in-planning-and-development-economic-value-and-evaluation-methods

Myllyntaus, O. & Karttunen, S. (2021). Passiivisia käyttöarvoja ja sosiaalisia vaikutuksia: Taiteen taloudellisen kokonaisarvon tunnistaminen aluerakentamisessa. Urbaria Summaries, 2021/1. Kaupunkitutkimusinstituutti Urbaria. Helsingin yliopisto.