Modeling a city’s image: The case of Granada

Martínez, Teodoro Luque; Barrio‐García, Salvador del; Ibáñez-Zapata, José Ángel; Molina, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2007.01.010

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“…Lynch's (1960) pioneer study shows that the formation of city image is the result of a two-sided process led by people and their environment. Thus, the city image is a collective mental representation shared by a great number of city inhabitants; it forms a common ground due to the inter-relation of a unique physical reality, a common culture and basic physiological nature (Luque-Martínez, Del Barrio-García, Ibáñez-Zapata, & Rodríguez Molina, 2007). Lynch has also found that people perceive a city mainly as a built image.…”

Section: The City Image and Evaluative Imagementioning

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The Evaluative Image of the City Through the Lens of Social Media: Case Study of Melbourne CBD

Motamed

Farahani

2018

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism

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Abstract. The ubiquitous of smartphones and access to social media provide a new way of interacting with urban environments. The archived and shared images on social media not only indicate users' interest but also they embody what users want to remember from a city. To investigate the evaluative image of a city through published images, Melbourne CBD has been selected as a case study. An in-depth survey of 460 geotagged photos from CBD in Flickr, 500px and Instagram (during 2014), provides an opportunity for city planners and urban designers to transform the image of a city to be more likeable, meaningful.

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Section: The City Image and Evaluative Imagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, Luque-Martínez et al (2007) argue that the character of cities, people and their social, economic or cultural relations should be added to the five elements of Lynch's city image.…”

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The Evaluative Image of the City Through the Lens of Social Media: Case Study of Melbourne CBD

Motamed

Farahani

2018

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism

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“…The management of the city's image for the development of the city brand has been addressed by several empirical studies (Laaksonen, et al, 2006;Luque-Martínez, et al, 2007;Herstein and Jaffe, 2008;Zavattaro, 2012;Zenker, Eggers and Farsky, 2013;Fierro, et al, 2015). However, there are still few studies focused on the conceptualization of city's image from different disciplines beyond marketing (Harmaakorpi, Kari and Parjanen, 2008;Lichrou, O'Malley and Patterson, 2010).…”

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“…Meanwhile, Luque-Martínez, et al (2007) defines the city's image as a set of adjectival interpretations of the city, spontaneously associated with a given social and physical stimulus which would have previously triggered in the individual a series of associations. This set of associations form beliefs or stereotypes.…”

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City branding and the theory of social representation

Castillo-Villar¹

2018

Bitácora Urbano Territorial

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City branding has as its objective to create an appealing image for tourists and investors, as well as strengthen local identity of local residents. These goals are achieved through the management and communication of the city's image. However, the city's image is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be conceptualized for its proper management. The objective of this paper is to develop a theoretical analysis to understand the process of construction and communication of the city's image. Previous research has shown that individuals form their own images of the city, but at the same time share a public image of it. On the other hand, the urban landscape design has proved to be one of the most effective tools to design and communicate the city's image. Here, both elements are linked through the theory of the social representation that enables to conceptualize the city's image as a social construct. This different perspective of the city's image positions local residents as the most important target audience of city branding and the urban landscape as a key element to contextualize and strengthen local identity.Keywords: city branding, city's image, theory of social representation, urban landscape, local identity. ResumenLa marca ciudad tiene como objetivo crear una imagen atractiva para turistas e inversores, así como fortalecer la identidad local de los residentes locales. Estos objetivos se logran a través de la gestión y comunicación de la imagen de la ciudad. Sin embargo, es un fenómeno complejo y multifacético que debe conceptualizarse para su gestión adecuada. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar un análisis teórico para comprender el proceso de construcción y comunicación de la imagen de la ciudad. Investigaciones anteriores han demostrado que los individuos forman sus propias imágenes de la ciudad, pero, al mismo tiempo, comparten una imagen pública de ella. Por otro lado, el diseño del paisaje urbano se ha posicionado como una de las herramientas más efectivas para diseñar y comunicar la imagen de la ciudad. Aquí, ambos elementos están vinculados a través de la teoría de la representación social, la cual permite conceptualizar la imagen de la ciudad como una construcción social. Esta perspectiva diferente de la imagen de la ciudad posiciona a los residentes locales como el público objetivo más importante de la marca ciudad y el paisaje urbano como un elemento clave para contextualizar y fortalecer la identidad local.Palabras clave: marca ciudad, imagen urbana, teoría de la representación social, paisaje urbano, identidad local. ResumoA marca da cidade tem como objetivo criar uma imagem atraente para turistas e investidores, bem como fortalecer a identidade local dos moradores locais. Esses objetivos são alcançados através da gestão e comunicação da imagem de uma cidade. No entanto, a imagem da cidade é um fenômeno complexo e multifacetado que precisa ser conceitualizado para sua adequada gestão. O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma análise teórica para entender o processo de ...

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“…Cities are building an iconographic image of strong and positive characteristics (Nallathiga, 2011;Mavromatidis & Mavromatidi, 2012). A city portrait is multi-dimensional, so it is wrong to believe that it is confined to only urbanism (Luque-Martinez et al, 2007). Hypothetically, there is a connection between urban ambient quality (buildings, traffic, roads, quarters and undeveloped areas), identity (a city symbol or coat-of-arms, profile, content of communication and typical behaviour of its managers and citizens) and its brand (how stakeholders see the city).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Qualitative criteria of urbanism and brands: A comparative analysis

Pompe¹,

Salaj²

2014

Urbani izziv

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Interactivity, multidisciplinarity, synergy and interdependence are all concepts that are clearly intertwined with managing every responsible city and its leaders. Urbanism plays a significant role among the disciplines that affect the uniqueness and competitive position of a city. None of the cities that are successful in a competitive environment would be a noteworthy and powerful brand if they did not possess recognisable, singular and distinctive elements of urbanism that made them unique. This article proceeds from the hypothesis that urbanism with qualitative solutions helps shape a city's brand and that the criteria that demonstrate this are in agreement with the qualitative criteria of a brand. In reviewing the scholarly literature on urbanism as brands and branding itself, it is shown that qualitative urbanism criteria show great similarity with qualitative brand criteria, and therefore have a decisive effect on a city brand and its placement in a competitive urban market. Qualitative urbanism and brand criteria are closely linked and tend to be cast in the same mould, although they differ in formulation and level of implementation. These acknowledged similarities represent a step forward in integral operation, management, communication and urban marketing. They also enable more-or-less unconnected areas of urbanism and marketing to connect. The positive consequences of understanding the connection of both fields will be long-term and will build a recognisable, consistent and stakeholder-friendly reputation for a city. These findings are a golden opportunity for urban management and confirm the need for a comprehensive approach to urban management.

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Modeling a city’s image: The case of Granada

Cited by 79 publications

References 34 publications

The Evaluative Image of the City Through the Lens of Social Media: Case Study of Melbourne CBD

The Evaluative Image of the City Through the Lens of Social Media: Case Study of Melbourne CBD

City branding and the theory of social representation

Qualitative criteria of urbanism and brands: A comparative analysis

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