1st Edition

The City in the Experience Economy Role and Transformation

Edited By Anne Lorentzen, Carsten Jahn Hansen Copyright 2012
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

The book develops a new approach to urban development in which leisure, pleasure or experiences are seen as key drivers. History, authenticity, urban qualities, local culture and leisure offerings or a vibrant retail sector are thus assets in local development also outside of the big cities. Globalization and high mobility are necessary aspects of the development, which entails the development of... Read more

1. The Role and Transformation of the City in the Experience Economy: Identifying and Exploring Research Challenges, Anne Lorentzen and Carsten Jahn Hansen.

2. Cities in the Experience Economy, Anne Lorentzen.

3. The Geography of the Experience Economy in Denmark: Employment Change and Location Dynamics in Attendance-based Experience Industries, Søren Smidt-Jensen, Christine Benna Skytt and Lars Winther.

4. The Experience City: Planning of Hybrid Cultural Projects, Gitte Marling, Ole B. Jensen and Hans Kiib

5. Experience Spaces, (Aero) mobilities and Environmental Impacts, Claus Lassen, Carla K. Smink and Søren Smidt-Jensen

6. Experiential Strategies for the Survival of Small Cities in Europe, Peter Allingham

7. The Experience Economy and the Transformation of Urban Governance and Planning, Hans Peter Therkildsen, Carsten Jahn Hansen and Anne Lorentzen.

Biography

Anne Lorentzen is Professor in geography at the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark. She has a PhD degree in technology planning.

Carsten Jahn Hansen, Associate Professor in Planning at the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has a PhD degree in Urban Planning and Urban Development.