A Multi-scalar Approach to Place Branding: The 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification in Turin

European Planning Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 597-615

  Giovanardi, Massimo ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84921346328     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2013.879851     Document Type: Article

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