Tim van Vrijaldenhoven Reaching beyond the gold

the impact of global events on urban development

Assessment of the influence of global events on urban developments. Six cities - Genoa, Barcelona, Athens, Bilbao, Shanghai and London - have been chosen as case studies. These have all recently hosted a global event or will do so in the near future. After an introduction of the characteristics and impact of global events in general the history of each city is sketched and the political and urban implications of the events are examined. Three key aspects - organisation, management and city marketing...

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Engels | 222 pagina's | 010 Publishers, Rotterdam | 2007

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