The ECoC evidence base

The Archive

Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 472
cities: 190
evaluations: 53
bid books: 182; 1985–2031

What the document types mean

Bid book (pre-selection): A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection): A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report: The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research: Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

8 documents of type bid book (pre-selection) for “Tourism”

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Ask Encore: “Tourism”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

Found inside the documents

Gabrovo 2019 — Pre-selection

…trend is due to the great interest in Gabrovo as a green destination with excellent opportunities for vacation in the mountains, eco(cid:21)tourism, combining authentic atmosphere of the Bulgarian National Revival with the capabilities of…

Ioannina 2021 — Pre-selection

Ioannina · 2021

Similar structured surveys have not been car- ried out concerning tourism outside of Ioannina Tourism appears to consist to a certain degree of niche markets which have emerged.

Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Pre-selection

Veliko Tarnovo · 2019

Tourism in Veliko Turnovo district has long been established as an important branch of the tertiary sector of the regional economy, which has relatively sustainable development.

Zadar 2020 — Pre-selection

Zadar · 2020

Tourism bubble Today, Zadar has all characteristics of mass tourism destination which ultimately leads to a “Venetian syndrome” and loss of personal statement this city doesn’t deserve.

Braga 2027 — Pre-selection

Braga · 2027

Mais importante ainda, ao longo das últimas décadas, o país evoluiu consideravelmente do perfil tradicional de destino de praia. As estatísticas oficiais traçam um qua- dro do impacto deste fenómeno em Braga em termos do número de turistas…

Ghent2030: Toopen Together. Cultural recharge for a common future

GentGent · 2024

At the same time, we are experiencing the need for a transformation in our approach to tourism. A particular challenge we want to tackle in 2030 is the ‘tourism dilemma’ in Ghent .

Bergamo 2019 — Pre-selection

Bergamo · 2019

Furthermore, Bergamo has proven willing and able to proactively manage the upcoming tourism dynamics with the planning of new hotels (among them a newly developed 5-star hotel that opened in 2013 in the Città Alta) that will provide…

Osijek 2020 — Pre-selection

Osijek · 2020

Tourism and transportation are closely linked, which provides the opportunity to create an authentic tourist product based on the transportation infrastructure of the region.