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Events and urban space: a challenging relationship?
Purpose This paper aims to consider the relationship between urban events and urban public space, asking whether cities have enough space for events and whether events have enough space in cities. Design/methodology/approach Policy analysis surrounding events and festivals in the Netherlands is used to understand the dynamics of urban events, supported by content analysis of policy documents. A vignette of event space struggles in Amsterdam illustrates the contradictions of the event/space relationship. Findings The research identifies a policy shift in the Netherlands towards urban events from expansive, festivalisation strategies to defensive, NIMBYist policies. It exposes contradictions between protecting space as a living resource and the exploitation of space for regenerative purposes. Three future scenarios for urban events are outlined: conflict and competition, growth and harmony and digitalisation and virtualisation. Practical implications Develops scenarios for the future relationship between events and urban space. Originality/value Provides an analysis of the recursive spatial implications of the growth of the events sector for cities and the growth of cities for events.
Events and urban space: a challenging relationship?
Purpose This paper aims to consider the relationship between urban events and urban public space, asking whether cities have enough space for events and whether events have enough space in cities. Design/methodology/approach Policy analysis surrounding events and festivals in the Netherlands is used to understand the dynamics of urban events, supported by content analysis of policy documents. A vignette of event space struggles in Amsterdam illustrates the contradictions of the event/space relationship. Findings The research identifies a policy shift in the Netherlands towards urban events from expansive, festivalisation strategies to defensive, NIMBYist policies. It exposes contradictions between protecting space as a living resource and the exploitation of space for regenerative purposes. Three future scenarios for urban events are outlined: conflict and competition, growth and harmony and digitalisation and virtualisation. Practical implications Develops scenarios for the future relationship between events and urban space. Originality/value Provides an analysis of the recursive spatial implications of the growth of the events sector for cities and the growth of cities for events.
Events and urban space: a challenging relationship?
Richards, Greg (author)
2024-09-12
Richards , G 2024 , ' Events and urban space: a challenging relationship? ' , International Journal of Tourism Cities , vol. 10 , no. 3 , pp. 1067-1081 . < https://www-emerald-com.buas.idm.oclc.org/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJTC-12-2023-0270/full/html >
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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710
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