Description

This book explains the trends behind the staging of more events by cities and public spaces. Events play a positive role in our cities, but turning public spaces into venues is often controversial. Events can denigrate as well as animate city space, they are part of the commercialisation, privatisation and securitisation of public space. This book focuses on London in particular, but also covers other cities from the developed world.This book explains the trends behind the staging of more events by cities and public spaces. Events play a positive role in our cities, but turning public spaces into venues is often controversial. Events can denigrate as well as animate city space, they are part of the commercialisation, privatisation and securitisation of public space. This book focuses on London in particular, but also covers other cities from the developed world.