This paper examines tourists' perceptions of the historical authenticity of The Rocks,
Australia, a heritage precinct fashioned by the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority. It …

Festival and Events Management: an international perspective is a unique text looking at the
central role of events management in the cultural, tourism and arts industries. With …

Globalisation has significantly altered the scale at which social structures are organised and
experienced. The erosion of spatial boundaries has liberated social experience from the …

In cities throughout the world, there is an increasingly ubiquitous presence of distinct social
and spatial areas-urban villages, cultural and ethnic quarters. These spaces are sites where …

Urban scholarship has begun to trouble the neat alignment of smart city governance with
urban entrepreneurialism. Starting from the proposition that states remain central in smart …

Using the example of Sydney's 2000 Olympic bid, this paper examines the relationship
between hallmark events and three characteristics of the post-modern city: government …

This article offers a selective review of Australian research on regional development. The
themes reviewed include divergence and convergence, resource dependent regional …

Since their post-war inception, Sydney's metropolitan plans have tended to be overtaken by
the social, economic and environmental conditions they have had to confront. The depth and …

This paper examines results from an Australia-wide survey of multicultural policies at the
level of local government. Multicultural policies have the potential to advance a local'politics …

The city of Newcastle is a complex and changing landscape. Once regarded as Australia's
'problem city', Newcastle's identity is being significantly transformed. This identity …