Even though city branding has recently been considered an urban policy, it remains a
research area theoretically detached from urban planning theory and ethics. On this issue …

The idea of the city-region has been present in the literature on urban studies at least since
the publication of Patrick Geddes's Cities in Evolution in 1915. However, it was only after the …

Since the 1990s, city branding has become a key factor in urban development policies.
Cities all over the world take specific actions to manipulate the imagery and the perceptions …

City promotion, city marketing and city branding are all frequently mentioned and examined
in the literature on urban governance. Based on the goals and characteristics of different city …

We revisit the concept of urban entrepreneurialism to highlight some of its variety. In
particular, the present article refocuses discussion on: processes of innovation, bringing …

The present paper argues for more conceptually-laden research on the constitution of place
branding as a hybrid form of urban policy. By both drawing from empirical examples and …

Creative cities tend to generate higher levels of innovation and economic growth as well as
be vibrant places to live. Many cities in the world have adopted the creative city label to …

ABSTRACT I seek to synthesize several different approaches to issues of urban land
redevelopment and the built environment. The essay focuses on developments in the third …

Since many years, hosting mega-events is known to have potential positive effects on local
communities. In the recent years, there has been a growing interest for non-strictly economic …

Much of the world's economic activity takes place in between cities and nations-the
geographical containers that we have taken for granted for hundreds of years now. In this …