Festivalisation of Urban Spaces Factors, Processes and Effects /

• Main Author: Cudny, Waldemar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Geography,
• Subjects: Geography.; Economic geography.; Physical geography.; Public administration.; Sociology.; Economic Geography.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Public Administration.; Sociology, general.

This is a multi-disciplinary scientific monograph referring to urban geography, urban regions management, event studies, tourism geography, cultural anthropology and sociology. It covers issues which are typically related to the most popular type of events: festivals. This book studies the origins,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The concept, origin and types of festivals
• Research Methodology in the analysis of festivals
• Festivalisation and its effects on the urban space
• The role of festivals in the development of post-socialist city - Lodz case study
• The role of festivals in the management of contemporary urban space - the model.