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Place Making and Tourism Logistics in Timișoara: Facing the Tasks of the Newly Appointed European Cultural Capital for 2021

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  • Florentina Popescu
  • Sorina Voiculescu

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In September 2016 Timisoara was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture (EcoC) 2021. This paper is a critically interpretative narrative which examines preparations for ECoC 2021 award focusing on the importance of place making and participatory governance as an interface between our institutions and public policies meant to support touristic activities. With a mix of qualitative methods such as participant observation, interviews, and critical evaluation of public documents, this research assesses the actions that need to be taken to support tourist infrastructure.The conclusions drawn by the paper show that the touristic networks, the actors and policies fail to meet the expectations of the award so far. The failure is caused by the absence of dedicated urban policies and practices and coherence between public and private sphere of interests.

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  • Florentina Popescu & Sorina Voiculescu, 2020. "Place Making and Tourism Logistics in Timișoara: Facing the Tasks of the Newly Appointed European Cultural Capital for 2021," Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 534-546, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjsbxx:v:22:y:2020:i:4:p:534-546
    DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2020.1775404
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