By Mohamed Waheed Fareed (The Higher Institute of Engineering Alshorouk Academy Egypt) | City branding is commonly focused on wealthy mega cities, such as Vienna, London, and Dubai, based on concepts and business models of branding theory. In contrary to such concept, this speed talk focuses on city branding in medium-sized and less known cities […]
By Saeed Ahmad (Georg-August Universität Göttingen) | This paper illustrates a process of accretive displacement through a historical-ethnographic study of the demolition of a Muslim Mosque in the Jangpura-Bhogal locality of Delhi, India. Adhering to ideals of ‘world-class city-making’ and the attendant counter-discourse of obstructive ‘illegalities’, state authorities in 2011 demolished the Noor Masjid, a […]
By Emanuela Buscemi (University of Monterrey, Mexico) | Tampiquito is a neighborhood located in the wealthy municipality of San Pedro Garza García, part of the Metropolitan Monterrey Area (MMA) in Nuevo León, México. In the 2010s, amid local widespread urban violence, while public and private institutions promoted the militarization of public space, in Tampiquito inclusive […]
By Riby Rachel Mathew (CEPT University, Gujarat India) | Information transparency is an essential tool of public institutions to inculcate democratic legitimacy, accountability, public trust, institutional effectiveness, and engagement with citizens to govern. While in recent times, cities have been deploying digital technologies to improve governance and to promote citizen-driven city-making through the use of […]
By Ruba Alomary (Ferrara University) | The purpose of this research is to examine and define gentrification in the context of Amman’s Abdali Urban Redevelopment Project. Demonstrating the implications of the Abdali project on the urban fabric in the context of gentrification.Gentrification has attracted widespread attention since its birth in London and several east coast […]