Tourism and the Branded City: Film and Identity on the Pacific Rim

Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and investment, they are also at the centre of distinct film traditions and their identities are thus strongly connected with a cinematic impression.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book not only analyses the city branding of these cities from the more widely researched perspectives of tourism, marketing and regional development, but also draws in cultural studies and psychology approaches which offer fresh and useful insights to place branding and marketing in general. The authors compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative original data as well as critically analyzing current texts and debates on city branding. In conclusion, they argue that city branding should contribute not only to regional development and identity, but also to sustainable economic well-being and public happiness.


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Tourism and the Branded City: Film and Identity on the Pacific Rim

Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and investment, they are also at the centre of distinct film traditions and their identities are thus strongly connected with a cinematic impression.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book not only analyses the city branding of these cities from the more widely researched perspectives of tourism, marketing and regional development, but also draws in cultural studies and psychology approaches which offer fresh and useful insights to place branding and marketing in general. The authors compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative original data as well as critically analyzing current texts and debates on city branding. In conclusion, they argue that city branding should contribute not only to regional development and identity, but also to sustainable economic well-being and public happiness.


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Tourism and the Branded City: Film and Identity on the Pacific Rim

Tourism and the Branded City: Film and Identity on the Pacific Rim

Tourism and the Branded City: Film and Identity on the Pacific Rim

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Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and investment, they are also at the centre of distinct film traditions and their identities are thus strongly connected with a cinematic impression.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book not only analyses the city branding of these cities from the more widely researched perspectives of tourism, marketing and regional development, but also draws in cultural studies and psychology approaches which offer fresh and useful insights to place branding and marketing in general. The authors compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative original data as well as critically analyzing current texts and debates on city branding. In conclusion, they argue that city branding should contribute not only to regional development and identity, but also to sustainable economic well-being and public happiness.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781409487449
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date: 11/28/2012
Series: New Directions in Tourism Analysis
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Dr Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is director of the Institute for International Studies, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Dr John G. Gammack is Lecturer at Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.


Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: an argument for the cinematic city; A discussion of method; Branding the city; Structures of attention and the 'city of life' (Hong Kong); Flatlands revisited; Chromatic contours; Shanghai: world city?; The future of city branding; References; Filmography; Index.


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