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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Pick of the Day: Romanian Campaign Hits Back At Negative British Ads
Nation Branding can take some absurdly funny turns. “Mihai Gongu, a creative director at the Romanian advertising agency GMP, is the mastermind behind the Gandul campaign. Called “Why Don’t You Come Over?” the campaign features slogans such as “We speak … Continue reading
Pick of the day: Michael Hayman, “The Place Race”
Though I profoundly disagree with the article, it is still interesting to see how superficial the discussion on place branding is: “In a world where perception and reputation are king, the successful cities of the future will have more to … Continue reading
Spaces of Democracy: An evening with Doreen Massey at the Humboldt University
by Ares Kalandides Reading Doreen Massey’s numerous essays that now span a 40-year career, one phrase sticks out regularly: “Geography matters!” It is sometimes put as simply and poignantly as that; sometimes in an more implicit, but still very straightforward … Continue reading
Posted in conferences
Tagged democracy, Doreen Massey, geography, Humboldt University, Occupy London, public space, space, Think & Drink
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Guest Article: Slum Tourism and City Branding in Medellin
by Jaime Hernandez-Garcia* Since the 1990s the second biggest city of Colombia, Medellin, is undertaking programmes and projects in informal settlements, to try integrate them both physically and socially to the urban fabric. Public space upgrade and community services such … Continue reading
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Tagged Bogota, Colombia, informal settlements, Jaime Hernandez, Medellín, slum upgrading, social urbanism
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Pick of the day: The Return of the Trading City by Alan Berube – Project Syndicate
“Furthermore, local policymakers often forget that trade increases city residents’ prosperity by bringing in new wealth, in turn contributing to job creation and bolstering demand for services in the local economy. In recent decades, too many American cities have relied … Continue reading
The Berlin Update: 26 January 2012
by Ares Kalandides Starting this week, you will regularly find here a commented selection of news about (or from Germany) that have a geographical (or geopolitical) focus. I don’t need to stress that it is my own very biassed choice: … Continue reading
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Tagged country or origin, export surplus, real estate, regional inequality
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Pick of the day: Maplecroft’s Political Risk Atlas 2013 forecasts global risk hotspots
“Maplecroft’s Political Risk Atlas 2013 (PRA) includes 50 risk indices and interactive maps developed to enable companies and investors to monitor the key political issues and trends affecting the business environments of 197 countries. The Atlas includes dynamic short-term risks, … Continue reading
Regional Development Concepts and their inherent contradictions
by Ares Kalandides Every planning process has its own logic, which depends both on the culture it is embedded in and the particularities of the project. Today, I would like to reflect upon a process I have been involved in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, Brandenburg, Niederlausitz, Regional Development, Regional Development Concept, REK
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Announcement: Doreen Massey at Drink & Think Colloquium at the Humboldt University Berlin
A most exceptional thinker and activist: Doreen Massey is a guest of the Drink & Think Colloquium of the Georg Simmel Centre for Metropolitan Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin on Monday 28th January, at 6 PM, Raum 002, Universitätsstraße … Continue reading
Pick of the day: Why Chennai’s Vendors Prefer the Sidewalk to the Mall – The Informal City Dialogues
I recently posted a series of blog entries on informality and formalization in Johannesburg using street vendors, taxis and settlements as examples (see here for the 1st,2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th). Here is a blog and a project with very interesting material on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chennai, India, informality, Jamie Osborne, The Informal City Dialogues
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