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Tag Archives: Bogota
IS THE UNDERGROUND A CONCEPT OF THE PAST? THE BRAZILIAN URBAN PLANNER JAIME LERNER CERTAINLY THINKS SO
By Ares Kalandides In an interview for the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo – the Brazilian architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, three times mayor of Curitiba and former governor of the State of Parana, Brazil – talked about cities and … Continue reading
La visión de Bogotá internacional
Short video clip by Invest in Bogotá with information on its international positioning strategy. INPOLIS was responsible for designing the latter.
Bogotá – the Decades of Transformation*
by Ares Kalandides When, in 2012 UNESCO decided to include Bogotá in the network of creative cities, the surprise was huge: the city of drugs and kidnapping, of violence and of civil war, a “creative city”? Yes, it is hard … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged Ares Kalandides, Bogota, Ciclovía, Colombia, culture, Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro
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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
Posted in research
Tagged Bogota, Colombia, informal settlements, Jaime Hernandez, Medellín, slum upgrading, social urbanism
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Implementing a Place Branding strategy: Bogotá UNESCO City of Music
by Ares Kalandides Last month Bogotá was designated “City of Music” by the UNESCO, and it now participates in the growing network of “Creative Cities” that counts 30 cities from all over the word – 5 of which are Cities … Continue reading
Leaving Utrecht Behind, Thinking About Manchester
By Efe Sevin We had a great conference over a week ago in Utrecht. Once again I would like to thank Ares and his colleagues for creating another opportunity for interested parties to meet. Ever since I returned back to … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, opinions
Tagged Bogota, Conference, discipline, manchester, Place Branding, roots, Utrecht
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Out now: Journal of Place Management and Development, vol 4 issue 3
The latest issue of the Journal of Place Management and Development is now online and available here Content Chung Yim Yiu: The impact of a pedestrianisation scheme on retail rent: an empirical test in Hong Kong, pp. 231 – 242. Deborah Levy, Christina … Continue reading
Posted in journals
Tagged Ares Kalandides, Biran Jones, Bogota, Brídín McAteer, Cathy Parker, Christina K.C. Lee, Chung Yim Yiu, Deborah Levy, Gareth Roberts, Hong Kong, integrated place branding, Ireland, John Byrom, John Temperley, Journal of Place Management and Development, Leeds, neighbourhood identity, Simon Quin, Simon Stephens, town centre management
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Today: The launch of the new city marketing strategy for Bogotá
The launch of the new city marketing strategy for Bogotá will be presented today at 6:30. The document defines the vision: “Bogota is a creative city which is being transformed for everybody’s progress. It is recognized as an emerging business centre; it is a tourist … Continue reading
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