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Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Cities in a Global Economy

By: Costas Spirou

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Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Cities in a Global Economy

By: Costas Spirou

Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines the implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change. Uniquely suited for teaching purposes, Costas Spirou integrates numerous case studies of cities to illuminate the significant impact and promise of tourism on urban image and economic development.

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1136859039

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Building the City of Spectacle

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago

By: Costas Spirou,Dennis R. Judd

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Building the City of Spectacle

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago

By: Costas Spirou,Dennis R. Judd

By the time he left office on May 16, 2011, Mayor Richard M. Daley had served six terms and more than twenty-two years at the helm of Chicago's City Hall, making him the longest serving mayor in the city’s history. Richard M. Daley was the son of the legendary machine boss, Mayor Richard J. Daley, who had presided over the city during the post–World War II urban crisis. Richard M. Daley led a period of economic restructuring after that difficult era by building a vibrant tourist economy. Costas Spirou and Dennis R. Judd focus on Richard M. Daley’s role in transforming Chicago’s economy and urban culture.The construction of the "city of spectacle" required that Daley deploy leadership and vision to remake Chicago’s image and physical infrastructure. He gained the resources and political power necessary for supporting an aggressive program of construction that focused on signature projects along the city’s lakefront, including especially Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Museum Campus, Northerly Island, Soldier Field, and two major expansions of McCormick Place, the city’s convention center. During this period Daley also presided over major residential construction in the Loop and in the surrounding neighborhoods, devoted millions of dollars to beautification efforts across the city, and increased the number of summer festivals and events across Grant Park. As a result of all these initiatives, the number of tourists visiting Chicago skyrocketed during the Daley years.Daley has been harshly criticized in some quarters for building a tourist-oriented economy and infrastructure at the expense of other priorities. Daley left his successor, Rahm Emanuel, with serious issues involving a long-standing pattern of police malfeasance, underfunded and uneven schools, inadequate housing opportunities, and intractable budgetary crises. Nevertheless, Spirou and Judd conclude, because Daley helped transform Chicago into a leading global city with an exceptional urban culture, he also left a positive imprint on the city that will endure for decades to come.

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Cornell University Press

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1501706837

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Anchoring Innovation Districts

The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change

By: Costas Spirou

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Anchoring Innovation Districts

The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change

By: Costas Spirou

As universities transform cities with their innovation districts, what works in these new public-private partnerships? In recent years, the successful revitalization of urban areas has turned them into magnets for those looking for opportunities in a fast-paced and rapidly unfolding technology-based economy. After the economic crisis of 2008, many colleges and universities attempted to generate alternative sources of revenue and pursued aggressive economic development strategies. Some universities even began to actively invest resources in the rebirth (and rebranding) of urban cores, encouraging the development of entrepreneurial, technology-oriented innovation districts. In Anchoring Innovation Districts, Costas Spirou explains that these districts have emerged as geographic clusters of technology startups, business incubators, and accelerators. They aim to take advantage of intellectual capital, commercialize knowledge, and give their associated institutions a way to enter into the market. The outcome of robust private-public partnerships and complex real estate strategies, these initiatives also complement other urban revitalization efforts and reshape the socioeconomic makeup of city neighborhoods. Presenting readers with six case studies that explore the role of technological innovation, Spirou argues that higher education–anchored innovation districts can make significant contributions to economic expansion, job growth, and the institutions that guide their development. He also points out that these districts nonetheless raise questions about the impact of the Ivory Tower on the urban environment. Spirou focuses on Midtown Atlanta's Tech Square (Georgia Tech), Cambridge's Kendall Square (MIT), Philadelphia's University City (the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and the University of the Sciences), the PHX Core (Arizona State University), and the role that the University of West Florida in Pensacola and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga play in developing innovation ecosystems. Anchoring Innovation Districts provides unique insight into the transformative opportunities offered and the challenges faced by higher education in the built environment. University administrators, board members, policy makers, and scholars will find Spirou's analysis thought-provoking and helpful.

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JHU Press

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1421440601

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St. Charles

Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town

By: Costas Spirou

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St. Charles

Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town

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From early farming and industrial roots, St. Charles has developed into a city with strong cultural and leisure offerings. Its natural attractions, strong philanthropic presence, and a community vision sprung from hard work and commitment earn this western Chicago suburb the designation of All-American town. Author Costas Spirou guides readers through the city's 19th-century population explosion and industrialization that provided the economic fuel for the growth of culture and promotion of natural resources. During the 1920s and 1930s, St. Charles'location on the beautiful Fox River, advances in transportation, and significant construction projects such as the Hotel Baker and Arcada Theater further established the city's attraction to visitors.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738534064

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Anchoring Innovation Districts

The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change

By: Costas Spirou

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The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change

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This book draws on case studies that explore the role that technological innovation, guided by entrepreneurialism in higher education, can have on economic development and urban change. This framework of sociological analysis, with illustrative cases of successes and failures, provides insights into the transformational power of higher education in the built environment. The book's target audience includes university administrators, board members and regents, local and state government officials, and entrepreneurs"--

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1421440598

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It's Hardly Sportin'

Stadiums, Neighborhoods, and the New Chicago

By: Costas Spirou,Larry Bennett

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It's Hardly Sportin'

Stadiums, Neighborhoods, and the New Chicago

By: Costas Spirou,Larry Bennett

Document the controversies that accompanied the redevelopment of several sports stadiums in Chicago, describing the concerns and frustrations of both the residents and sports enthusiasts, as well as the positions held by the sport franchises who desired the redevelopment.

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0875803059

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Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Cities in a Global Economy

By: Costas Spirou

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Cities in a Global Economy

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Building the City of Spectacle

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago

By: Costas Spirou,Dennis R. Judd

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Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago

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Cornell University Press

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St. Charles: Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town

By: Costas Spirou

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1531619533

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Chicago’s Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

By: Dick Simpson,Betty O'Shaughnessy

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Chicago’s Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

By: Dick Simpson,Betty O'Shaughnessy

Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the city Chicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the respected political science, sociologist, and journalist contributors approach their subjects from distinct perspectives, each essay addresses three essential issues: how and why each mayor won the office; whether the City Council of their time acted as a rubber stamp or independent body; and the ways the unique qualities of each mayor’s administration and accomplishments influenced their legacy. Filled with expert analysis and valuable insights, Chicago’s Modern Mayors illuminates a time of transition and change and considers the politicians who--for better and worse--shaped the Chicago of today.

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0252055268

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Book's by Costas Spirou

Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Building the City of Spectacle

Building the City of Spectacle

Anchoring Innovation Districts

Anchoring Innovation Districts

St. Charles

St. Charles

Anchoring Innovation Districts

Anchoring Innovation Districts

It's Hardly Sportin'

It's Hardly Sportin'

Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Urban Tourism and Urban Change

Building the City of Spectacle

Building the City of Spectacle

St. Charles: Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town

St. Charles: Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town

Chicago’s Modern Mayors

Chicago’s Modern Mayors

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