Highlights What are the main findings? New smart cities have deepened social and digital
inequalities among the technologically savvy residents and those who are usually left …

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 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 …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between being an
inclusive city and branding oneself as such, as more cities adopt the inclusive city concept …

It is well known that management concepts tend to spread from corporate to public
organizations. Branding is an example of such a concept, with suggestions that it can …

Increasingly, place branding is regarded as stakeholder-centric, participatory and inclusive.
However, a central assumption permeates the place-branding literature that there is a …

This study seeks to explore the nature of the interconnections and semantic boundaries
between place identity, place image and place reputation. The examination of the …

Ideally, people with a migration background identify with the country and city they live in.
Such identification is under threat from political discourse on migrants (ie othering). To …

Recent studies have demonstrated the significance of mental maps in facilitating a more
comprehensive understanding of how individuals perceive and mentally represent physical …

Purpose Place branding research has recently focused on develo** more inclusive
models to better capture the co-creation of place identities. This paper aims to investigate …