Rethinking the eventful city: introduction

The 'eventful city' concept developed out of the basic observation that cities are using events to achieve a growing range of policy objectives, including economic growth, image change, social cohesion, and physical redevelopment. The growing importance and scale of event activity in citie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Richards, Greg, Colombo, Alba
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/93109
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/93109
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:cities
events
ciudades
eventos
ciutats
esdeveniments
Cities and towns -- Growth
Desenvolupament urbà
Desarrollo urbano
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Sumario:The 'eventful city' concept developed out of the basic observation that cities are using events to achieve a growing range of policy objectives, including economic growth, image change, social cohesion, and physical redevelopment. The growing importance and scale of event activity in cities is driving rapid change in the relationship between events and the city.