... spaces provide a unique function to the urban areas. This function and value is not always measured in economic (financial) terms, but the risk of not providing green spaces is too great to take, considering the taxonomy of urban green space values as presented by Baycan‐Levent and Nijkamp (2009...

... characteristics were found to influence attitudes. Minority planners tended to be more supportive of programs designed to provide affordable housing and eliminate blight, while female planners and planners in older age cohorts were more supportive of efforts to rejuvenate urban areas. Political ideology...

... communities and improving socio‐economic integration in urban areas (Fadare and Oduwaye, 2009 ; Dimuna and Omatsone, 2010). This means that urban renewal schemes generally seek to eliminate undesirable physical, environmental, social and economic elements that negate sustainable urban growth and development...

... perceptions of place; 5. identification of a group with a territory; and 6. place identity as a sense of place, “character”, “personality” and distinctiveness. Urban areas Germany Place identity Place marketing Place branding Places tell a story. Sometimes they tell their story...

...@javeriana.edu.co © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 South America Colombia Urban areas Cities Place identity Informal settlements [1] are those areas of cities which are commonly hidden to the visitor; they are poor, marginal, “eyesores” of cities. They represent the opposite to what...

..., respectively, the percentage of presence and the feelings induced, are intended to summarise the processing of data that can, however, be extended during collection (Table III). Cities Globalization Urban areas Sustainable design Spain Urban competitiveness imposes new agendas on the cities...

... – the management of the square presents a model which other similar schemes could replicate/take pointers from. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Urban areas Strategic management Community planning Australia To have an international position – Federation Square will operate...

.... The interaction between people is part of the fabric of social life. Originality/value This is the first paper to combine social/spatial and experiential factors in the observation of social interaction in public places. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Physical planning Urban areas Social...

... professionals. It takes time and effort to establish new working relationships, build knowledge, and form consensus (Cole et al., 2008, p. 5). The aim of the Green Credit Tool is to protect and enhance the green totality of an urban area. The concept of green compensation assumes that if urban...

... and exaggerates the social contrast, reinforcing prevailing social stratification systems without any qualitative improvement. Margarita Pérez Negrete can be contacted at: margapn@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Brand image Cities Urban areas Marketing strategy Mexico...

.... Although the establishment of district boards in the 1980s provided an informal channel for people to express their opinions, their powers were very limited. Yim King Penny Wan can be contacted at: PennyWan@umac.mo © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Hong Kong Governance Urban areas...

..., redevelopment projects were undertaken to resettle the sufferers of typhoons and fires at that time (Cuthbert and Dimitriou, 1992). Afterwards, the government relied heavily on the private sector to revive the old urban areas. In light of the ramshackle living environments in the early 1960s, urban regeneration...

...Neil Fraser Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the changes to date between the apartheid (ideological) and democratic use and management of public space. The abolition of apartheid laws in urban areas led to a great deal of contestation for space and also to new forms of management...

... and Cardiff. As Hutchins (2004, p. 80) noted: Alan Hallsworth can be contacted at: a.hallsworth@surrey.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Urban areas Cities United Kingdom Recognising a successful city when you see one is easy […] Place competitiveness and success...