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The Global Cultural City? Spatial Imagineering and Politics in the (Multi)cultural Marketplaces of South-east Asia

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  • Brenda S. A. Yeoh

    (Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 1 Arts Link, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117570, geoysa@nus.edu.sg)

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No longer just epicentres of capital transactions, cities are 'going global' on the basis of integrating economic and cultural activity as an urban regeneration strategy. Place-wars among cities to attract investors have intensified around the production and consumption of culture and the arts, often taking the form of the construction of mega-projects and hallmark events, the development of a cultural industries sector and an upsurge of urban image-making and branding activities. This paper first reviews the discursive underpinnings of the growing aestheticisation of the landscape as part of urban boosterism in the context of south-east Asia. As with other post-colonial cities which have embraced an entrepreneurial regime, spatial imagineering in south-east Asian cities draws on 'local' identity to gain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. This is followed by an examination of the emerging spatial politics, social polarisations and symbolic discontent accompanying cultural regeneration.

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  • Brenda S. A. Yeoh, 2005. "The Global Cultural City? Spatial Imagineering and Politics in the (Multi)cultural Marketplaces of South-east Asia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(5-6), pages 945-958, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:42:y:2005:i:5-6:p:945-958
    DOI: 10.1080/00420980500107201
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