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Pick of the Day: African Cities and the Evil of Global City Development Paradigms

By Renard Teipelke A critical discussion about “Global Cities” is neither new to this blog (see for instance 1, 2, 3) nor to the community of critical geographic research. However, our understanding of “Global Cities” and “Ordinary Cities” in the … Continue reading

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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

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11th Symposium of the Humboldt Economics Forum: Growth and/or Sustainability!? – Part III

<<< Read Part I <<< Read Part II by Renard Teipelke Part III The dilemma between growth and sustainability was supposed to be ‘solved’ by the last panel on which Professor Meyer (University of Osnabrück) underscored that all the well-intentioned … Continue reading

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11th Symposium of the Humboldt Economics Forum: Growth and/or Sustainability!? – Part II

<<< Read Part I >>> Read Part III by Renard Teipelke Part II Addressing the relationship between developed and developing coutnries, Professor Irmen (University of Luxemburg) reminded the audience that the highly developed countries will not be capable of dictating … Continue reading

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Place Management in Africa

Even as a person who is interested in place branding (i.e. as a person trying to find ways through which countries/cities can break the stereotypical representation), I instantly associated an African country with development issues. So, how can countries, regions, and cities can overcome this huge obstacle (this negative ‘brand’) in their branding campaigns? Continue reading

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