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Author Archives: splacing
Place Branding Conference – Announcement: Special Issue by the Journal of Place Management and Development
In:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the Department of Human Geography & Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University are happy to announce that the Journal of Place Management and Development will be publishing a special issue with a selection of … Continue reading
Highway 1 & the Magic of a Simple Road
By Renard Teipelke Have you ever thought about a sabbatical year? Going away. Writing your first novel. Trying to find the meaning of life. Leave all your problems of everyday life behind. Finally succeed in renouncing Twitter, iPhone, Facebook, DirectTV, … Continue reading
B(r)and Aid for Nations
By Renard Teipelke Do you remember the time when some nations or their progressive leaders/decision makers thought of nation branding as an innovative and cool tool to position their country in a globalized world?! That is to say: a time … Continue reading
Posted in opinions, pick of the day
Tagged Arab Revolution, Arab Spring, country brand, crisis, crisis management, disaster, economic development, erdogan, Fukushima, Greece, Image, Japan, Middle East, nation branding, recovery, tourism, turkey, US
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Farewell Welfare?
By Renard Teipelke In the typical Hollywood movie, a homeless person is normally sitting in front of a office building and begging for a few cents. In contrast to other features of Hollywood movies, this is actually not an unrealistic … Continue reading
Criticism -> Skepticism -> Death-Knell-Attitude
By Renard Teipelke For decades, courageous, enthousiastic, and convinced citizens have fought for a better democracy in Germany: more transparent, more direct, more accountable. What these citizens have achieved can hardly be described by any words. They fought the system, … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged against, chance, crisis, critic, culture, democracy, demonstration, development, economic development, fight, future, growth, no, opportunity, place, Place Development, Place Management, planning, project, protest, risk, skepticism, system, urban planning, urban space, youth
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SchönebergerARTwalk
A special walk through Berlin’s Schöneberg Kiez last Saturday of every month, 11am-5pm Nine galleries in Berlin’s Schöneberg neighborhood are inviting you to the SchönebergARTwalk which takes place last Saturday of every month. The kick-off will be June 25th, 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in miscellaneous, pick of the day
Tagged art, Berlin, creative economy, gallery, kiez, Place Branding, Schöneberg
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Mediterranean Tourism Conference
in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the first edition of the Conference “Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region” to be held in Antalya in … Continue reading
Posted in conferences
Tagged africa, Balkan, climate, Conference, conflict, country brand, crisis, culture, economic development, ecotourism, governance, Greece, growth, heritage, Institute of Place Management, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, licensing, local community, local product, Mediterranean, Network, place, Place Branding, Place Development, Place Identity, Place Management, Place Marketing, planning, Portugal, Spain, stakeholder, sustainibility, Syria, tourism, turkey, urban planning, urban space
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Dirk – the Brand
By Renard Teipelke In the night from Sunday to Monday history was made. The Dallas Mavericks won the prestigious NBA finals against Miami Heat in the sixth game. NBA? Well, this acronym stands for “National Basketball Association,” i.e. the world-famous … Continue reading
Posted in opinions, pick of the day
Tagged basketball, brand, country brand, German, marketing, nation brand, NBA, nowitzki, player
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Pismo Beach: Niche Existence due to Otherness
By Renard Teipelke Along the Pacific Coast, California offers hundreds of beautiful beaches. Names (or places) such as Santa Cruz, Malibu, or Coronado Island are world famous not only because they are marketed well but are actually nice, sunny, and … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged beach, California, coast, distinctiveness, Malibu, Pismo Beach, Place Branding, Place Identity, small-scale, tourism, USA
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2nd Nordic Urban Workshop at Stockholm University 25th-26th October 2011
Welcome to the second Nordic Urban workshop, a two-day meeting directed towards PhD students and young researchers studying urban dynamics from a broad range of disciplines. The workshop features a key lecture and a career strategy discussion, along with parallel … Continue reading
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