This handbook examines a particular strategy of cultural revitalization - the development of cultural districts. More than 90 cities in the United States have planned or implemented such districts, positioning the arts at the center of their urban revitalization efforts. This book examines 24 of those districts and reveals how cultural districts are established, the processes and players in each city that have determined the shape and content of such areas, and how cultural districts reflect the unique strengths of their respective cites and support local artistic redevelopment goals.