Tag Archives: Place Management
The British high street is dead – let’s celebrate | Wayne Hemingway | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The British high street is dead – let’s celebrate | Wayne Hemingway | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.
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Second Call for Papers | Mediterranean Tourism Conference in Antalya April 2012
(Subscribe to the blog to receive regular updates and related news ) in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the Second Call for Papers for the Conference … Continue reading
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NEMONA – An Introduction
By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen & Renard Teipelke The fashion and design scene is booming in Berlin. The inner-city part of Berlin’s district Neukölln is becoming the latest insider’s tip for the capital city’s cool and hip urban life. Cultural diversity and … Continue reading
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If anything, then cittàslow
By Renard Teipelke The sun is shining, old couples as well as young families with their children are strolling through the streets, the time stands still and everyone seems to enjoy this lovely summer day in Überlingen at Lake Constance. … Continue reading
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Think Twice Before Naming Places After Famous People
In her BBC News article, Clare Spencer shows that every act of naming is pregnant with meaning. This is of course also true for public places. One interesting aspect about the naming of places is that attitudes can change over … Continue reading
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Governmentally Enacted Aesthetics: the Limits of Place Branding?
By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen In March 2011, the small Swiss town of Solothurn (population approx. 16000) passed a regulation directed at the many small businesses operating in the historic old town. They are now obliged to select their outdoor furniture in … Continue reading
Farewell Welfare?
By Renard Teipelke In the typical Hollywood movie, a homeless person is normally sitting in front of a office building and begging for a few cents. In contrast to other features of Hollywood movies, this is actually not an unrealistic … Continue reading
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Criticism -> Skepticism -> Death-Knell-Attitude
By Renard Teipelke For decades, courageous, enthousiastic, and convinced citizens have fought for a better democracy in Germany: more transparent, more direct, more accountable. What these citizens have achieved can hardly be described by any words. They fought the system, … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Tourism Conference
in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the first edition of the Conference “Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region” to be held in Antalya in … Continue reading
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2nd Nordic Urban Workshop at Stockholm University 25th-26th October 2011
Welcome to the second Nordic Urban workshop, a two-day meeting directed towards PhD students and young researchers studying urban dynamics from a broad range of disciplines. The workshop features a key lecture and a career strategy discussion, along with parallel … Continue reading
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