Thematic reports
Here you'll find published Impacts 08 reports grouped according to five research themes.
Access and participation
- Volunteering for Culture: exploring the impact of being an 08 Volunteer (2010)
- Neighbourhood Impacts: a longitudinal research study into the impact of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture on local residents (2010)
- Impacts of Culture on Quality of Life: a pilot toolkit (2010) - forthcoming
Economy and tourism
- Tourism and the Business of Culture: the views of small and medium-sized tourism businesses (2010)
- The Economic Impact of Visits Influenced by the Liverpool European Capital of Culture in 2008 (2010)
- Doing Business in the European Capital of Culture (Part II): a profile and initial assessment of impact on the Merseyside and North West business base (2008)
- European Capital of Culture and Liverpool's Developer Market: impacts and interactions
- Doing Business in the European Capital of Culture (Part I): baseline indicators
Cultural vibrancy
- Liverpool's Creative Industries: understanding the impact of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture on the city region's creative industries (2009)
- Liverpool's Arts Sector - Sustainability and Experience: how artists and arts organisations engaged with the Liverpool European Capital of Culture (2009)
Image and perceptions
- Media Impact Assessment (part II): evolving press and broadcast narratives on Liverpool from 1996 to 2008 (2010)
- The Look of the City: the impact of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture on the city's public realm (2010)
- Liverpool 08 Centre of the Online Universe: the impact of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture within social media environments (2009)
- Re-telling the City: exploring local narratives of Liverpool (2007)
- Media_Impact_Assessment_(part_I) (2006)