This book explores the commonly expressed notion that 'the city is a stage'. Public spaces in our cities are increasingly being used as venues for major events.
This book explores the commonly expressed notion that 'the city is a stage'. Public spaces in our cities are increasingly being used as venues for major events.
Andrew Smith is a Reader in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster. Andrew is an urban geographer who specialises in tourism and events research. His first book Events and Urban Regeneration was published by Routledge in 2012.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Urban public space 3. The urbanisation of events 4. Eventalisation: events and the production of urban public space 5. Eventification: events and the denigration of urban public space 6. Using public spaces as events venues: Greenwich Park becomes an Olympic Park 7. Enclosing open space: event legacies in the Royal Borough of Greenwich 8. Regulation and resistance 9. Conclusions References
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Urban public space 3. The urbanisation of events 4. Eventalisation: events and the production of urban public space 5. Eventification: events and the denigration of urban public space 6. Using public spaces as events venues: Greenwich Park becomes an Olympic Park 7. Enclosing open space: event legacies in the Royal Borough of Greenwich 8. Regulation and resistance 9. Conclusions References
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