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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451716303321

Autore

Smith Andrew <1975 June 25->

Titolo

Events and urban regeneration : the strategic use of events to revitalise cities / / Andrew Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, , 2012

ISBN

9781136488597

1136488596

9780203136997

0203136993

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 302 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

307.3/416

Soggetti

Urban renewal

City promotion

Festivals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Events and Urban Regeneration; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of extended case studies; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and acronyms; 1. An introduction to events and urban regeneration; 2. Towards a theoretical and critical understanding of event regeneration; 3. The evolution of event regeneration strategies; 4. Event venues and urban regeneration; 5. Events and the parallel physical regeneration of cities; 6. Events and social regeneration: from social impacts to social leverage

7. Events and new directions for post-industrial cities8. Events and tourism development in post-industrial cities; 9. Delivering event regeneration; 10. Conclusions; Study questions; Supporting reading; Further research on the internet; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 regeneration. As well as



opportunities arising from new venues, these events are viewed as a way of stimulating investment, gaining civic engagement and publicizing progress to assist the urban regeneration process more generally. However, the pursuit of regeneration involving events is a practice that is poorly understood, controversial and risky. Events and Urban Regeneration is the first book dedicate