Purpose–The aim of the paper is to carry out a contemporary and concise “state‐of‐the‐art”
review of the city branding research domain, in particular how scholars have approached …

It is fifty years since the first edition of this book was published. There have been many
changes in the style and content of planning in the UK since then and this is reflected in the …

Purpose–The branding of places has gained popularity among city officials in recent years.
Unfortunately, place marketers often disregard the complexity of place brands, as do their …

The literature about cities' marketing is replete with articles on the subject of city branding.
Included in this literature are articles dealing with the subject of measuring city image, which …

After lengthy debate about the need for change, the 2004 Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act introduced substantial reforms to system of town and country planning in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to offer a framework for the analysis and evaluation of
city brands equity that is firmly anchored to the interdisciplinary characteristics of the city …

Purpose–Places in competition for inward investment increasingly apply place brands to
address their target groups, often being unable to adequately establish the effectiveness of …

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to theoretical development in place branding in
two ways. First, we seek to refine the terms place brand and place branding, and …

The concept of social sustainability is discussed in a wide range of literatures, from urban
planning to international development. Authors agree a notion of social sustainability is …

This paper is concerned with the production and reproduction of segregation in Northern
Ireland and how territoriality has impacted on the Protestant community in …