role in fostering inclusion. The 'festivalisation' of culture, politics and space in cities is often regarded as … problematic, but this book examines the positive and negative ways that festivals affect cities by examining festive spaces as … contested spaces. The book focuses on Western European cities, a particularly interesting context given the social and cultural …

Culture is increasingly important in the contemporary processes of economic value creation, and cities are able to … significant amount of original knowledge production in global cities. …

Culture can now be used as an instrument for sustainable economic growth and developmental instrument of cities. By … cultural activities. This study forms a useful contribution on the role of culture in sustainable economic growth of cities. … reorganizing the socio-economic fiber of cities and using cultural activities for economic growth, we can drive these cities …

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue on creative cities and cultural spaces, as … offering new perspectives for tourism. Design/methodology/approach – The paper identifies some key concerns that cities … capability of cities to distinguish themselves from other competing places. Originality/value – The paper identifies key concepts …

. Design/methodology/approach – Based on current definitions of creative tourism, on the literature of culture, culture …

world‐class status, despite its historical significance as a center of trade and culture in the ancient world, its current … discusses the role of culture in positioning Istanbul as a world city, and examines its relationships with commercial activities …

heritage in cities by developing interpretative strategies, specifically enabling access to intangible cultural heritage … through its tangible parts. Design/methodology/approach – In total, three case studies were conducted in the cities of … representatives, to develop interpretative strategies for the cities. Findings – The paper identifies tangible and intangible cultural …

minority populations that live in US inner cities. This paper sets out to develop a model and a set of research questions that … entrepreneurial success in the inner cities. The paper then poses a set of research questions with a particular focus on African … value to cities in the USA, Europe and elsewhere that have large minority populations, and can better inform programs that …