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PLACE MARKETING IN SHRINKING EUROPE: SOME GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES.
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography) . Jul2011, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p369-375. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- One third of Europe's regions is confronted with a shrinking population: they are losing inhabitants due to ageing, low fertility and brain drain. To turn the tide, many local authorities invest in place marketing aimed at attracting new residents and firms. This paper deals with the question as to how useful place marketing to beat demographic shrinkage really is. Theoretical and empirical insights from geography (e.g. place fuzziness, sense of place and locational inertia), are used to argue that there are limits to place marketing to attract newcomers. To illustrate this argument, some examples and data from European territories are presented. We conclude that it is more useful for Europe's shrinking territories to focus on 'warm' marketing that tries to retain rather than to attract place customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *POPULATION
*LAND settlement
*AGING
*BRAIN drain
*PLACE marketing
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040747X
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 61036892
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2011.00672.x