[BOOK][B] Events and urban regeneration: The strategic use of events to revitalise cities

A Smith - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

The geographies of cultural geography II: Visual culture

DP Tolia-Kelly - Progress in Human Geography, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Geography is a visual discipline and as such holds a complex relationship with visual
culture. In the last two decades the collaborations between geographers and artists has …

Placing neoliberalism: the rise and fall of Ireland's Celtic Tiger

R Kitchin, C O'Callaghan, M Boyle… - … and Planning A, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we provide an account of the property-led boom and bust which has brought
Ireland to the point of bankruptcy. Our account details the pivotal role which neoliberal policy …

Map** the political geographies of Europeanization: National discourses, external perceptions and the question of popular culture

S Moisio, V Bachmann, L Bialasiewicz… - Progress in Human …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Political geographers have significantly contributed to understandings of the spatialities of
Europeanization. We review some of this work, while also highlighting research themes …

Understanding culture-led local development: A critique of alternative theoretical explanations

P Sacco, G Ferilli, GT Blessi - Urban studies, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local
development models. We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono …

'Capital of Culture—you must be having a laugh!'Challenging the official rhetoric of Liverpool as the 2008 European cultural capital

P Boland - Social & Cultural Geography, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Major cultural events are increasingly seen by local stakeholders as important opportunities
to stimulate urban regeneration, city branding and economic development. The European …

[BOOK][B] Cultural mega-events: Opportunities and risks for heritage cities

ZM Jones - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Mega-events have long been used by cities as a strategy to secure global recognition and
attract future economic investment. However, while cultural mega-events like the European …

The London 2012 cultural programme: A consideration of Olympic impacts and legacies for small creative organisations in east London

I Pappalepore, MB Duignan - Tourism Management, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impacts of the London 2012 Olympic Games and their related
cultural programme on local small creative organisations in East London. It contributes to …

Prepare for impact! A methodological approach for comprehensive impact evaluation of European capital of culture: the case of Novi Sad 2022

MD Vujičić, U Stankov, V Pavluković… - Social Indicators …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) is an initiative that promotes European
cultural diversity with the aim of economic, cultural, and social revitalization. Measuring …

Fashioning a City of Culture:'life and place changing'or '12 month party'?

P Boland, B Murtagh, P Shirlow - International Journal of Cultural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The current trend in public policy is to valorise culture as a tool for social, economic and
political transformation. This paper offers a direct contribution to debates that seek to unpack …