Stern, Mark JSeifert, Susan C2023-05-232023-05-232007-09-012017-04-03https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/46246This policy brief—a product of the SIAP Culture and Community Revitalization Collection, in collaboration with Reinvestment Fund---uses existing research on urban culture and community arts to make a case for culture-based neighborhood revitalization. The brief defines and illustrates "natural" cultural districts, highlights the synergy of social diversity and cultural engagement, and draws lessons of grassroots cultural clusters for community building and urban policy.Arts and HumanitiesCivic and Community EngagementSocial PolicyUrban Studies and PlanningBrief