Planning and Managing Smaller Events: Downsizing the Urban Spectacle (Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City)

By: Stefano Di Vita

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Synopsis: Planning and Managing Smaller Events: Downsizing the Urban Spectacle explores the role of smaller-scale events in contributing to the renewal and development of urban societies. This book adopts a case study approach to examine a diverse range of events taking place in towns and cities in Europe, Asia and North America. This volume begins by defining and classifying these kinds of events and then verifying if and how they can provide opportunities for cities and towns without the disadvantages of world-famous large events. It concludes by discussing the growing regional scale of urban phenomena and their transition in post-metropolitan spaces. Planning and Managing Smaller Events: Downsizing the Urban Spectacle will be of interest to government officials and policy makers involved in economic development, urban planning, parks and arts/culture, as well as students and researchers interested in urbanism, event management, tourism and recreation.