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Home » Dr Ani Saunders

Dr Ani Saunders

recently completed a PhD in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, UK. Whilst working within the broader field of regional development, her research focuses primarily on the role of arts and culture in influencing the direction of change and development in old industrial Welsh towns.
A picture of Womanby street in Cardiff

The Era of Cultural Economics in Wales

Dr Ani Saunders and Dr Edward Jones argue a culture-led strategy can help regenerate Cardiff’s economy, but ask what cost such an approach might have for the city’s grassroots scene and communities.

1st August (1st August)
  • Culture

LONG READ: Death of the high street – the solutions are already here

Ani Saunders and Ed Thomas Jones investigate the so-called death of the high street and what can be done to revive Welsh town centres.

23rd January (26th January)
  • People and Places

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