The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

This extensively revised and updated fourth edition not only examines the new geographical
patterns forming within and between cities, but also investigates the way geographers have …

The study of tourism and indeed the tourism industry is changing constantly. Contemporary
Tourism: an international approach presents a new and refreshing approach to the study of …

Over the last two decades, urban geographers have been seemingly preoccupied with
theorizing the apparent transformation of western cities. Particular attention has been …

Mega-events, otherwise referred to as hallmark or special events, are major fairs, festivals,
expositions, cultural and sporting events which are held on either a regular or a one-off …

They present a dialogue that should contribute to thinking on the NIMBY syndrome. Robert
Lake, professor of geography and urban planning at Rutgers University, in calling for a …

M EJ (2004) Jockeying for position: what it means and why it matters to regional
development policy when places compete, Regional Studies 38, 1093–1112. The …

Providing a robust conceptual framework, urban regime theory has-despite its cited
shortcomings-gained a dominant position in the literature on local politics, in addition to its …

Since the early 1990s, governments and development agencies have become increasingly
preoccupied with the pursuit of regional competitiveness. However, there is considerable …

The concept of sustainability is now integral to the lexicon of tourism and is increasingly
becoming part of the discourse of mega-events. Yet despite the success of the concept of …