Even though city branding has recently been considered an urban policy, it remains a
research area theoretically detached from urban planning theory and ethics. On this issue …

Through a critical reading of city branding theories and practices, this article identifies a
nexus between city branding and urban planning related to master planning and …

Purpose This study examines the relationship between place branding and economic
growth, addressing the gap in literature that directly links the two. Recognising the …

Place branding has become an increasingly integral part of local and regional economic
development strategies in the global competition for business investment. Professional and …

Cities around the world have launched greening initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint
and to become more sustainable. At the same time, they have also sought to use these …

Purpose Musina municipality is one of the driest regions in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
It is, like many rural communities within the country, a low-income area. Nonetheless, being …

In response to neoliberal policies and globalization pressures over the past three decades,
urban governments in advanced economies have, with near-unanimity, adopted place …

To stabilize and grow their local economies, cities in Canada and other advanced economic
regions have begun using place branding to attract high-skilled and well-educated …

This paper makes tourism an optic to explore intricacies of production of space and how it
shapes and provides a form to a city. Taking the case of Dharamshala, a small town in the …

Located on the west coast of Denmark, the port of Esbjerg inadvertently grew into a city and
has undergone significant transformations in its 153-year existence. From agricultural …