Cities and Fascination : Beyond the Surplus of Meaning
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1138255092
ISBN-13
9781138255098
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 17th, 2016
Print length
262 Pages
Weight
453 grams
Product Classification:
City & town planning - architectural aspectsHumanitiesCultural studiesSociologyHuman geography
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In the course of economic and cultural globalization, most large cities have been transformed via increasing commercialisation of urban space, and consequent intense processes of theming. Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book examines links between economic, social, and psychological factors in the transformation of cities. The work argues that ''fascination'' plays a key role in the commercialization of theming, making it pivotal to the economic utilization of urban landscapes.
Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book discusses the linkages between the economic, social and psychological factors of the urban environment. It focuses on the growth of private urbanity that has led to a ''spectactularization'' of the city, the most extreme component of attention being the fascination which is aroused by attractions and state-managed events. The complex characteristics of this fascination are examined under the dimensions of aesthetics, emotions, lived experiences and power structures and governance. The interdisciplinary nature of this collection has wide international appeal and will be of interest to academics of social and cultural geography and cultural and media studies.
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