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	Encyclopedia: Cultural region
		Cultural geography Regionalism is a term in international relations that refers to the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation and implementation of institutions that express that particular identity and shape collection action within a geographical region.
		There resulted a belief in cultural relativism; the belief that one had to understand an individual's actions in terms of his or her culture; that one had to understand a specific cultural artifact (a ritual, for example) in terms of the larger symbolic system of which it forms a part.
		Cultural regions are incredibly complex with multiple schemes and diffuse boundaries that require detailed ethnographic, linguistic, and historical research to describe even a general model.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cultural_region (809 words)

	Cultural region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cultural region is a term used mainly in the study of geography.
		Distinct cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage inside the borders of a nation state, or to smaller subdivisions of a state.
		An aspirational cultural region is that 'mental image' of a region which exists primarily in the minds of those who would work to create it in the future.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cultural_region (308 words)

	Culturelink Network - Joint Publications Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Regional identity is now reflected in the willingness to acknowledge the diversity of the region and promote new frameworks for cooperation that include flexible approaches, coordination and partnership.
		In such a regional context the changes that cultures have undergone and that are still underway are not followed by related research efforts, and they remain less visible than the changes in other areas.
		Cultures are gaining ground, not only because they are entering economic and market spheres, but much more because it is now evident that they might be the last resort of diversity and plurality, while the global trends are integrating economic, political and other areas of human activities.
	www.unesco.org /culturelink/publics/joint/cultid06/cultid06intro.html (1371 words)

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		Culture is the sum total of knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral patterns shared and passed on by members of society.
		A family in a tribal culture could be the whole family, from the grandparents to the cousins all living in close proximity to one another.
		Cultural landscape is the composite of a culture's imprints on the earth's surface.
	maps.unomaha.edu /peterson/funda/Notes/Notes_Exam1/Culture.html (1502 words)

	Info and facts on 'Cultural region' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cultural region is a term used mainly in the study of geography (Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation).
		Distinct cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage inside the borders of a nation state (additional info and facts about nation state), or to smaller subdivisions of a state.
		A map of culture that maps 'religion & folklore' may have slightly different shape to one which, in the same region, maps 'dress and architecture'.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cu/cultural_region.htm (294 words)

	IssuesPhiladelphia - Amenities: Arts, Culture, Parks & Recreation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cultural amenities are especially important for attracting and retaining knowledge workers, who are central to this region's economic growth.
		According to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, approximately 12.2% of the city's total area is devoted to parkland; parkland in the entire region represents 11% of the total area.
		Since the closing, a number of the region's youth have rallied to re-open the Park and have even presented a "balanced" solution that attempts to address the concerns expressed by city officials while re-opening the park to skateboarding.
	www.issuesphiladelphia.net /articles/3943 (1037 words)

	Houston Institute for Culture Visitor Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The historic integration of cultures in the city and surrounding rural areas has created an environment so unique in the development of new lifeways and art forms that many are only found within a short radius of our city.
		Though cultural literacy is a daily requirement for all Houstonians, and in growing demand by all Americans, Houston has struggled to be recognized for its dynamic history and diverse cultures, and the educational opportunities it offers.
		Cultural education and experience is greatly needed in the world today, both for the development of lifelong interests and peace in all communities, and Houston will be an example for the world, based on both its cultural history and modern diversity.
	www.cultural-crossroads.com /mission.html (513 words)

	MSN Encarta - Middle East
		Ankara in the central plateau region of Turkey averages 0°C (32°F) in January and 23°C (73°F) in July.
		In contrast, low-lying coastal regions of the Arabian Peninsula (the large peninsula south of Jordan and Iraq) and those bordering the Mediterranean Sea experience much more moderate winter temperatures: Jiddah in western Saudi Arabia averages 24°C (75°F) in January and 31°C (89°F) in July.
		Lowland desert areas in the interior regions of the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt experience periods of extreme heat in the summer, with temperatures often reaching 45°C (113°F) or higher.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579298/Middle_East.html (1071 words)

	RETANET \| A Pre-Columbian Mosaic of Latin America: Linguistic Diversity within the Maya Cultural Region
		The main objective of this unit is to have students gain an understanding of the linguistic and ethnic diversity within the Maya cultural region.
		Another activity that can be used to introduce students to the Maya Cultural Region is showing the film Ancient Civilizations for Children: The Ancient Maya.
		This phenomenal film introduces students to the characteristics of cultural expression and weaves the past with the present to aid students in visualizing the Maya people and their history.
	retanet.unm.edu /article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1939234 (2601 words)

	Daniel Traister's Home Page--A SENSE OF PLACE CONFERENCE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Based on the survey and its analysis, a planning group drawn from the community recommended that the region's collections-based institutions be offered the opportunity to collectively develop a vision to address needs in the care, access, and interpretation of the region's cultural resources.
		The region's infrastructures that support and enable the utilization and appreciation of cultural resources -- including communications technology, education, and transportation -- should be considered essential elements in this cultural system and improved to enable an efficient and effective cultural community.
		Forces shaping the region's significance and identities (as they have evolved over time) including economics, politics, religion, education, and transportation need to be understood and interpreted.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /~traister/senseofplace.html (1201 words)

	Calista region cultural heritage - Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Athabascan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Alaska Native cultures which dominate the Calista Region are the most intact of all the Alaska Native cultures with a majority of the people speaking their traditional language.
		The Region is characterized by a subsistence economy in which the great majority of the shareholders are involved in activities relating to their own subsistence needs.
		To the Alaska Native cultural groups of the region, the Yup'ik, Cup'ik and Athabascan people, the subsistence way of life represents not only a means of making a living, but a traditional and cherished way of life vital to the survival of the Alaska Native cultures.
	www.calistacorp.com /heritage.html (238 words)

	Arab Region Virtual Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The region was the birthplace of human achievement in art, astronomy, medicine, geometry, mathematics, religion and philosophy, among others-truly the cradle of civilization: Preserving this heritage is crucial, not only to the region, but also to the world.
		Culture is the underlying factor in all human activities, an important component of human knowledge is based on cultural heritage.
		The technology, or current infrastructure in the region, may not allow us at the moment to fully implement the full scope of the project, we are certain that in a few years time, current congestions shall be resolved and the possibility of expansion shall materialize.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/public_domain/tunis97/com_23/com_23.html (3828 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cultural tourism and economic development: the need to integrate cultural development with other community development efforts CULTURAL PLAN FOR REGION 8 FUNDING: the need to increase or sustain financial support from individuals, businesses, and local government The majority of arts providers and artists expressed a need for increased funding to carry out their goals.
		CULTURAL TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: the need to integrate cultural development with other community development efforts Responses to the assessment survey indicate that 58% of the cultural organizations feel their organization is a potential tourist market and RPI grant recipients have indicated that workshops on cultural tourism development would interest them.
		Cultural organizations have the opportunity to coordinate activities and programs during peak park visitation periods.
	www.bloomington.in.us /~artlives/grants/culturalplan.doc (913 words)

	Basque Country (cultural region) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Basque Country (cultural region) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cultural homeland of the Basque people in the western Pyrenees, divided by the Franco-Spanish border, and covering an area of 20,742 sq km/8,009 sq mi.
		The Spanish Basque Country (País Vasco) is an autonomous community of central northern Spain; it has a much stronger separatist movement than the French Basque Country to the north.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Basque+Country+(cultural+region) (174 words)

	Native Pathways to Education
		In addition to the regional initiatives, an array of statewide initiatives are also being implemented to support the activities at the local and regional levels.
		Cultural Documentation/Atlas - Students in rural schools are interviewing Elders in their communities and researching available documents related to the indigenous knowledge systems, and then assembling the information they have gathered into a multimedia format for publication as a "Cultural Atlas" on CD-ROM and the Internet.
		The regional associations sponsor curriculum development work, organize Academies of Elders and host regional and statewide conferences as vehicles for disseminating the information that is accumulated.
	www.aaanet.org /committees/commissions/aec/nativepathways.htm (1409 words)

	Cultural Master Plan Birmingham Alabama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Regionalism as a preferred way of working is slowly taking hold in Greater Birmingham and many leaders expressed an interest in a regional approach to arts and culture.
		The importance of arts and cultural education for the future of the Greater Birmingham region is based on myriad research findings, studies, and reports generated both locally through this cultural plan and nationally over the last decade.
		Culture can be useful in fostering tourism, as well as assisting in business and senior executive recruitment and retention – but only if representatives of the cultural sector are engaged.
	www.foundationbirmingham.org /cmp.htm (3228 words)

	The Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham - Home
		In 2002, Region 2020 commissioned Wolf, Keens and Company, a leading arts consultant, to develop an arts and cultural master plan as one of its major initiatives.
		Region 2020 is a nonprofit organization which advocates for regional cooperation and citizen involvement in Central Alabama to improve quality of life in areas such as education, affordable housing, the environment, transportation, and the arts.
		Region 2020 served a crucial role establishing the infrastructure of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham before spinning it off in September 2003.
	www.cultural-alliance.com (409 words)

	Folklife Projects Sampling Case Study - Missouri Folk Arts Program - Museum of Art & Archaeology - University of ...
		Cultural tourism was built into this multi-faceted initiative from the beginning because feedback from regional planning groups indicated a strong interest in pursuing cultural tourism activities.
		Cultural tourism professionals are represented on the project planning committee, and project goals include developing cultural tourism products that can be marketed by tourism professionals in the region.
		Leaders in the cultural tourism field from around the country were invited to share their experiences at the meeting, including three individuals whose work is profiled in this report, Doris Dyen (Rivers of Steel), Jens Lund (Northwest Heritage Resources), and Linda Caldwell (Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association).
	museum.research.missouri.edu /mfap/articles/casestudyg2.html (544 words)

	COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLAN
		In November 1997, RCPC contracted with the Bay Consulting Group (BCG) to undertake a cultural planning process that encompassed the 8-county Tri-State region centering on Greater Cincinnati and comprised of Butler, Warren, Clermont and Hamilton counties in Ohio, Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky, and Dearborn County in Indiana..
		The brief given to BCG was unprecedented in the region for its scope and its desire to include a broad range of the regional cultural community -— as well as the public-at-large - — in its deliberations.
		In areas where culture is supported by a portion of the hotel tax, arts and cultural organizations are mandated to generate tourism.
	www.mwg.org /oldsite/openstudio/rcpc/needsfinal.html (15165 words)

	Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
		As we move into the new century, it is critical to plan for and sustain the Greater Philadelphia region's cultural advantage to provide residents with the diverse experience, economic stability and quality of life that they deserve.
		Over 61% of the region’s residents recognize arts and culture as vitally important to our economy and 69% rate our cultural attractions as our greatest strength in comparison to other metropolitan regions.
		The Cultural Alliance’s Cultural Planning Initiative is funded by the William Penn Foundation and the Independence Foundation.
	www.philaculture.org /about/planning.htm (421 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| A cultural genocide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In every case, they clearly state that their priority is "security", while respect for the aesthetic, cultural and historic value of Najaf gets no mention.
		What those US officials do not say is that they are not embarking on a clean-up of decaying bodies, unexploded ordinance and physical hazards, and not a restoration of services, but implementing a programme of "accelerated employment" in the clean destruction of one of Islam's great historic cities.
		Such cities are a repository of the nation's memory and are symbols of the shared experiences of the people of the land.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/712/re7.htm (1612 words)

	Pickens County Cultural Commission
		The Cultural Commission also provides cultural enrichment, intellectual stimulation, learning opportunities and appreciation of the visual and performing arts for the enjoyment of the County's citizenry and visitors.
		The Pickens County Cultural Commission is proud to announce that the historic Hagood Mill has been chosen as one of an elite group of sites and events highlighted in the first-of-its-kind National Geographic Map Guide to Appalachia, to be featured in the April 2005 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine.
		The Pickens County Cultural Commission and Pickens County Museum is recognized as a not for profit charitable organization as required by the Public Charities Division of the South Carolina Secretary of State and operates under the federal tax ID #576000395.
	www.co.pickens.sc.us /culturalcommission (2169 words)

	Standard 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Islamic World is a cultural region defined on the basis of religion.
		Regions of the Arab World - In the Arabic language two words have evolved to refer to "the west" and "the east." These regions are labeled as Al Maghrib and Al Mashriq, respectively on this map.
		They illustrate the concept of vernacular regions, defined according to the spoken language of the people who live there.
	www.ncge.org /publications/tutorial/standards/ee2/standard5.html (279 words)

	Pragya - Revitalising Lahaul and Spiti's Cultural Heritage
		With development, the strong homogenising influence of western and urban culture is however being felt even in these remote areas and the traditional language, local crafts and music & dance forms are being eroded at an alarming rate.
		Preliminary inventorying of the cultural resources of each geo-cultural zone has been completed and further in-depth study is being carried out on select cultural aspects like family and customs, social and political structure, material culture.
		of other cultural forms and even traditional knowledge systems in the target region may be traced to the diminishing use of the indigenous language.
	www.pragya.org /culture.htm (1554 words)

	Defining Middle Eastern Boundaries - Introduction
		Likewise, a map of the cultural identities in the region appears spotty, with sectarian populations dotting the mountain ranges of a number of politically drawn nations.
		By tracing the recent cultural, religious, and political histories of the countries in this region, along with the Middle East's role in major conflicts of the twentieth century, one can reach a greater understanding of the interplay among the different boundaries that exist.
		In studying the Middle East, it is extremely important to examine the effects of the region's cultural and religious cleavages.
	www.teachersfirst.com /lessons/mideast/intro.htm (977 words)

	AW: CapMexEx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A vibrant cultural exchange program between artists from Mexico and the Washington region is in effect, and it has been allowing artists of various genres to travel across borders, forging collaborations and planting seeds for long-term relationships between both artists and arts agencies alike.
		The program, entitled the Capital Region Cultural Exchange with Mexico (CapMexEx), was initiated at the National Endowment for the Arts’ Binational Congress of U.S./Mexico Regional Arts Organizations in 2002, which was attended by several Washington-region arts administrators.
		Mary Briggs, director of cultural development for the Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division, said that as a result she couldn’t do as much preparation as she wanted to do for a residency of six craftspeople from Oaxaca that was held at the Ellipse Arts Center in the spring of 2004.
	www.cultural-alliance.org /pubs/capmexex.htm (860 words)

	Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau: MULTI-CULTURAL AFFAIRS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		They share and preserve their culture through the many festivals and events that occur yearly and the bureau wants to ensure their success by promoting these annual festivals and events.
		With the proper marketing the cultural events that we host annually can be the catalyst to attract a variety of international travelers and conventions.
		Develop an informational program for the culturally significant assets in the community to be premiered in the Fall /Winter 2002 Visitors Guide.
	www.sacramentocvb.org /sacramentoCVB/multiaffairs.cfm (618 words)

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