Econmoy of fascination: Dubai and Las Vegas as examples of themed urban landscapes

Branding destinations versus branding hotels in a gaming destination—Examining the nature and significance of co-branding effects in the case study of Macao

“…They can of course build a destination's brand equity from the ground up in an, albeit, slower and more costly path via the construction of several iconic urban structures intended to establish a unique brand image. This is another trend most exemplified by emerging "brand" cities such as Las Vegas, Shanghai (Pudong) and Dubai, which have successfully built, over time, unique constellations of "themed urban landscapes" and architecture (Schmid, 2006).…”

Exclusive Development(s): Special Economic Zones and Enclave Urbanism in the Philippines

“…The integrated resort spaces have some resemblance with the themed urban landscapes of Las Vegas and Dubai, where privatized urban planning and a heavy investment in the tourism and real estate sectors have led to a proliferation of privately-owned casino-cum-hotel landscapes. The casino complexes form artificial ‘stimulus-intensive surrogate worlds’ (Schmid, 2006: 347) that cater primarily to foreign tourists and consumers. Large-scale real estate construction in hotels and resorts is required to create the infrastructure to support the Philippine’s bet to become the fourth largest casino destination globally by 2018 (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2016).…”

The Stadium and the City: Sports infrastructure in late imperial Ethiopia and beyond1

“…Thus, new research on current stadiums construction may discuss these hyper-modern landmarks as elements of what Heiko Schmid has called of "economy of fascination". He convincingly argued for Las Vegas and Dubai (Schmid, 2009) that fascination itself becomes a recourse and atention a rare commodity. In Ethiopia there might soon evolve a competition between the federal states about which capital has the best stadium.…”