Developing a comprehensive conceptual framework for city branding based on urban planning theory: Meta-synthesis of the literature (1990–2020)

FM Aydoghmish, M Rafieian - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Place branding and place marketing: a contemporary analysis of the literature and usage of terminology

N Kumar, RK Panda - International Review on Public and Nonprofit …, 2019 - Springer
Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the “place branding” and “place marketing” research
domain, complexities associated with it have not been addressed adequately, and ambiguity …

Destination advertisement semiotic signs: Analysing tourists' visual attention and perceived ad effectiveness

M Lourenção, JME Giraldi, JHC de Oliveira - Annals of tourism research, 2020 - Elsevier
This study analyses the influence of destination photographs' communication type and
destination country-brand logo and slogan used in ads on the tourists' visual attention and …

A study on the sustainable development of historic district landscapes based on place attachment among tourists: A case study of Taiping old street, Taiwan

X Zhu, SC Chiou - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Historic districts should be sustainably developed by preserving historic architectural
landscapes and developing tourism. Researchers have found that attachment to a place …

Spatial planning and place branding: rethinking relations and synergies

K Van Assche, R Beunen, E Oliveira - European Planning Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Spatial planning and place branding are allies in the discovery and creation of place
narratives and assets as well as in contributing to spatial transformation or the improvement …

Environmental or personal benefit? The role of message appeal and information type in destination social media advertisements

A Japutra, AS Can, C Alphun - Journal of Travel Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Destinations are increasingly focusing on sustainability awareness through tourism
campaigns, but effective communication remains challenging. This research, rooted in …

Relating landscape ecological metrics with public survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment

FM Wartmann, CB Stride, F Kienast, M Hunziker - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context It is essential for policy-making and planning that we understand landscapes not
only in terms of landscape ecological patterns, but also in terms of their contribution to …

Does linguistic diversity make destinations more sophisticated? Exploring the effects on destination personality

HY Chen, L Wang, X Zhang, W Wei, J Lyu - Journal of Destination …, 2024 - Elsevier
Today's destinations are gradually moving toward linguistic diversity to help tourists obtain a
better experience. Accordingly, using diverse languages is developing as a noteworthy …

Travel pictures authenticity in social media space

M Zhou, X Lu, B Wang - Annals of Tourism Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The existing research has paid limited attention to the authenticity of travel pictures in virtual
space. Drawing on space production theory, this study explores the social construction …

Slogans and logos as brand signals within investment promotion

RT Wilson - Journal of Place Management and Development, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this research is to understand how brand-building is used to lend
credibility to investor information and to differentiate countries competing for foreign …