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Events and urban regeneration : the strategic use of events to revitalise cities / Andrew Smith. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xvi, 302 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

An introduction to events and urban regeneration -- Towards a theoretical and critical understanding of event regeneration -- The evolution of event regeneration strategies -- Event venues and urban regeneration -- Events and the parallel physical regeneration of cities -- Events and social regeneration : from social impacts to social leverage -- Events and new directions for post-industrial cities -- Events and tourism development in post-industrial cities -- Delivering event regeneration -- Conclusions.

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Urban renewal.
City promotion.
Festivals.

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