Wesley Rykalski and I will be presenting a paper based on our research for the arcades / promenades project at this conference. Once the paper is finished we’ll post more details up on our project blog, along with a programme for the event, once it is available. You can read the abstract for our… [Read more…]
September 7, 2009
I’m planning on going to this conference in October,which for some reason I only found out about today! SeaScape Conference – Butlins, Skegness, PE25 1NJ Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd October 2009 This is a two-day international conference exploring culture as a regenerative force for coastal communities. Bringing together cultural strategists, architects, and regeneration experts… [Read more…]
July 7, 2009
By far the best thing I saw at the conference and an insightful, challenging analysis of the next steps in the crisis in which David Harvey presents a new model of restructuring around seven ‘moments’ that offers an opportunity to the left for a reconceptualisation of it’s approach.
June 9, 2009
I think this conference looks very interesting….the timing isn’t great for those of us with big teaching loads, but the setting alone is tempting! Researching Coastal and Resort Destination Management: Cultures and Histories of Tourism 19th – 20th October 2009 Girona, Catalonia, Spain 2009 marks the hundredth anniversary of the formal designation of the Costa… [Read more…]
January 9, 2009
This looks like an excellent conference in Blackpool in June. Download the flyer here. From the CFP: “Key themes of interest to the conference include: · Histories of coastal tourism developments and resorts; · Regeneration of coastal economies; · Social and environmental impacts of coastal developments; · Representations of seaside holidays in popular culture; · Worker migrations to coastal sites;… [Read more…]
September 19, 2008
I will be giving a paper on the cultural regeneration of seaside towns at a conference of the Regional Studies Association in Aalborg, Denmark on 26-28th November 2008. The conference theme is ‘developing tourist destinations’ and you can view my abstract by clicking here. The full selection of abstracts and conference information can be found… [Read more…]
August 26, 2008
The dates for our Olympic legacy conference for 2009 have been announced – have a look at our blog here to keep up to date with the plans and to view the presentations from last year’s event.
 | stevenboxall on A Sporting Chance: the legacie… |
 | James Kennell on Rediscovering cultural tourism… |
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 | ejay100565 on Rediscovering cultural tourism… |
 | Laurence Dorian on Tourism and Local Economic Dev… |
 | Abi on Rediscovering cultural tourism… |
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 | Adam on Rediscovering cultural tourism… |
 | Charlotte Slater on Rediscovering cultural tourism… |
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March 18, 2010
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