[Filmfestivalresearch] Festivalisation of urban spaces, Spriger, Cham - New Book by dr Waldemar Cudny University of Lodz, Poland.

[algernon1]

Dear Colleagues,
 
I would like to interest you with my new book entitled:
 
Festivalisation of Urban Spaces. Factors, Processes and Effects 
published in 2016 by Springer Nature. 
Here are links to the publisher page: http://www.springer.com/br/book/9783319319957 
 
and here you will find a free preview on google.books: 
https://books.google.pl/books?id=cZpPDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=festivalisation+of+urban+spaces&source=bl&ots=-_nZuTidre&sig=2d1q0kDcQL5zf1lEl3tHf6xzQTg&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOtY7gj-LNAhVnJpoKHVTuADoQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=festivalisation%20of%20urban%20spaces&f=false 
 
The book's summary is placed below.
I hope it will be interesting for all who are working on festival research.
 
Kind regards
dr Waldemar Cudny,
University of Lodz, Poland.
 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Waldemar_Cudny
  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00167223.2014.895673 
 
Summary - Festivalisation of Urban Spaces:
 
This is a multi-disciplinary scientific monograph referring to urban geography, urban regions management, event studies, tourism geography, cultural anthropology and sociology. It covers issues which are typically related to the most popular type of events: festivals. This book studies the origins, history, and the main factors of festival development, as well as the concept of a festival in the context of various scientific disciplines. It presents the existing festival typologies as well as the author's own comprehensive typology. The theoretical part concerns the basic research methods and approaches used in the analysis of these events, as well as their impacts on the urban space in the physical (festival facilities), social (a place where people may pursue their interests, meet with family and friends) and cultural aspect. The economic aspect of festivals (generating jobs and income from tourism, using festivals for city branding, etc.) is also discussed. The book presents practical examples in sub-chapters, references to literature (further reading) and the case study of the influence of festivals on urban space management and urban development, using the example of Łódź – a Polish post-socialist city. It may also be treated as a supplementary course book for students of urban geography, urban regions management, tourism, event management and, to a certain extent, anthropology of culture and sociology.