Place Branding – Geographical Approach. Case Study: Waterloo

This study represents an exploratory analysis of the evolution of the place branding concept, with an important focus on the geographical perspective. How has this notion, a newcomer into the geographers' analysis, changed over time and what role does it have in the decision making process of i...

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Published in:Amfiteatru economic 2016-11, Vol.18 (Special Issue No. 10), p.944-959
Main Authors: Neacsu, Marius-Cristian, Negut, Silviu, Vlasceanu, Gheorghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
cultural tourism
Decision making
Economic development
Geography
Marketing
place branding
Rationalism
Romania
Social sciences
Spatial analysis
Studies
Tourism
tourism geography
Waterloo
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Summary:This study represents an exploratory analysis of the evolution of the place branding concept, with an important focus on the geographical perspective. How has this notion, a newcomer into the geographers' analysis, changed over time and what role does it have in the decision making process of intervening into the way a certain place is organised or as an instrument of economic revival and territorial development? At least from the perspective of Romanian geographical literature, the originality and novelty of this study is obvious. An element of the originality of this research is the attempt of redefining the concept of place branding so that it is more meaningful from the perspective of spatial analyses. The reason for which Waterloo was chosen as a case study is multi-dimensional: the case studies so far have mainly focused on large cities (urban branding instead of place branding) and this site has all the theoretical elements to create a stand-alone brand.
ISSN:2247-9104
1582-9146
2247-9104