Urban areas of interest (AOI) refer to the regions within an urban environment that attract
people's attention. Such areas often have high exposure to the general public, and receive a …

In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have
emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban …

Names: Gold, John R., 1949–editor.| Gold, Margaret M., editor. Title: Olympic cities: city
agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896-2032/edited by John R. Gold and Margaret …

Imperial expositions held in fin-de-siècle London, Paris and Berlin were knots in a world
wide web. Conceptualizing expositions as meta-media, Fleeting Cities constitutes a …

During the nineteenth century many of Europe's capital cities were subject to major
expansion and improvement schemes. From Vienna's Ringstrasse to the boulevards of …

This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of
Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban …

This paper focuses on the historic connections between tourist promotion as a factor for both
capital attraction and competitiveness and its influence on the urban configuration of …

Planning strategies in Barcelona are linked to its capital city aspirations. Like other
European cities, capitals and non-capitals, Barcelona throughout the course of the 20th …

Esta investigación aborda la participación española en las exposiciones universales
celebradas en París durante el siglo XIX. Se ha tomado una perspectiva global, analizando …

Monuments and monumental architecture are established vehicles for communicating
capital city status. The need to reduce complex cities into simplified images also means they …