The "scouse wedding" and other myths: Reflections on the evolution of a "Liverpool model" for culture-led urban regeneration

Cultural Trends

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-101

  Cox, Tamsin ^a   O'Brien, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

city branding; culture led urban regeneration; European Capital of Culture; Liverpool 08; local development policies; urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861539463     PISSN: 09548963     EISSN: 14693690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2012.674749     Document Type: Article

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