Functionalism and representationalism in contemporary urban agendas: A scottish perspective on city-region branding

Urban Research and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-53

  Lloyd, Greg ^a   Peel, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City regions; Communication; Place branding; Scotland; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011463360     PISSN: 17535069     EISSN: 17535077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17535060701795348     Document Type: Article

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