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Prof. John Gold
Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Rd, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK

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Article
Published: 23 March 2020 in Geography Compass
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This paper explores the links between remediating land for Olympic event spaces and the pursuit of legacy. In particular, it considers ways in which redevelopment of the sizeable spaces prepared for staging the event take their place in broader strategies intended to bring long‐term benefits to the host city and society in order to compensate for the costs and inconvenience originally incurred in hosting the Games. There are six main sections. The first analyses the diverse nature of brownfield land and highlights salient characteristics of its remediation for use in urban regeneration. The second supplies background to Olympic legacy and indicates the importance of the changing climate of ideas in understanding the formulation of legacy over the past two decades. The third section documents the role of remediation as an option employed recently by Games' organisers when needing to find spaces of suitable size to stage the Olympics, noting how choosing remediation ab initio involves commitment to legacy. The fourth and fifth parts analyse approaches to implementing remediation, with respect to the key event spaces for 2 of 21 century's Summer Games: Homebush Bay, which housed the Olympic Park for Sydney 2000; and the Lower Lea Valley, which served the same function for London 2012. The final section provides commentary on the wider narratives of transformation associated with deployment of remediated sites for Olympic event spaces and indicates the significance of the values that have underpinned those narratives.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy. Geography Compass 2020, 14, 1 .

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy. Geography Compass. 2020; 14 (8):1.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2020. "Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy." Geography Compass 14, no. 8: 1.

Journal article
Published: 27 September 2019 in ZARCH
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The Olympics have a greater, more profound and more pervasive impact on the urban fabric of their host cities than any other sporting or cultural event. This paper is concerned with issues of memory and remembering in Olympic host cities. After a contextual introduction, it employs a case study of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP), the main event space for the London 2012 Summer Games, to supply insight into how to read the urban traces of Olympic memory. Three key themes are identified when interpreting the memories associated with the Park and its built structures, namely: treatment of the area’s displaced past, memorializing the Games, and with memory legacy. The ensuing discussion section then adopts a historiographic slant, stressing the importance of narrative and offering wider conclusions about Olympic memory and the city.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Tales of the Olympic city: memory, narrative and the built environment. ZARCH 2019, 12 -33.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Tales of the Olympic city: memory, narrative and the built environment. ZARCH. 2019; (13):12-33.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2019. "Tales of the Olympic city: memory, narrative and the built environment." ZARCH , no. 13: 12-33.

Book review
Published: 04 April 2019 in Planning Perspectives
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John R. Gold. Windows upon planning history. Planning Perspectives 2019, 34, 545 -547.

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John R. Gold. Windows upon planning history. Planning Perspectives. 2019; 34 (3):545-547.

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John R. Gold. 2019. "Windows upon planning history." Planning Perspectives 34, no. 3: 545-547.

Original manuscript
Published: 14 February 2019 in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
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This commentary on the contribution made by Kavaratzis and Ashworth (2005) examines the antecedents to which it responded, the key ideas that it offered at the time of publication, and assesses its lasting impact. There are three main sections. The first reflects upon the informal and improvised approaches that characterised place promotion, marketing and branding in the final decades of the twentieth century. The second surveys Kavaratzis and Ashworth’s critical reflections on the existing theory and practice of city branding. The third section discusses their role in contributing a benchmark in scholarly discourse that reflected convergences with management science and policy relevance, but recognises that it was implicated in a broader meta‐narrative shaped by neoliberalist approaches and values.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Accentuating the Positive: City Branding, Narrative and Practice. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 2019, 111, 2 -9.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Accentuating the Positive: City Branding, Narrative and Practice. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 2019; 111 (1):2-9.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2019. "Accentuating the Positive: City Branding, Narrative and Practice." Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 111, no. 1: 2-9.

Chapter
Published: 08 March 2018 in The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies
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The last two decades have been an exciting and richly productive period for debate and academic research on the city. The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Olympic Futures and Urban Imaginings: from Albertopolis to Olympicopolis. The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies 2018, 514 -532.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Olympic Futures and Urban Imaginings: from Albertopolis to Olympicopolis. The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies. 2018; ():514-532.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2018. "Olympic Futures and Urban Imaginings: from Albertopolis to Olympicopolis." The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies , no. : 514-532.

Articles
Published: 30 January 2018 in Annals of the American Association of Geographers
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This article develops a geography of voice to address the ways in which cultures, regions, and nations are imagined, figured, and defined. It adopts Connor's (2000) notion of vocalic space as a starting point from which to explore folk song collecting practices in Appalachia. It develops this in relation to Bauman and Briggs's (2003) postcolonial critique of the status of language and speech in ethnographic theory. Historically, the Appalachian region has received substantial ethnographic cultural study. Working with insights supplied by the collecting activities and subsequent writings of two key collectors—Cecil Sharp (1859–1924) and Alan Lomax (1915–2002)—this article offers a sociomaterial conception of voice key to its affective politics and examines historical theorizations. These are first derived from folklore and ethnography, later anthropology and sociology, and second, articulated with regard to geographies of region and nation. These are then considered in relation to geographer James Duncan's (1980, 1998) critique of the superorganic as an explanation of regional cultural distinctiveness. It concludes by arguing that a geography of voice can contribute to critical approaches to regionalism. An understanding of how vocalic spaces are figured and assembled is key to explaining how culture can be translated through levels of abstraction in ways that can marginalize and disenfranchise the very peoples given voice in regional studies of culture.

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George Revill; John R. Gold. “Far Back in American Time”: Culture, Region, Nation, Appalachia, and the Geography of Voice. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 2018, 108, 1406 -1421.

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George Revill, John R. Gold. “Far Back in American Time”: Culture, Region, Nation, Appalachia, and the Geography of Voice. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2018; 108 (5):1406-1421.

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George Revill; John R. Gold. 2018. "“Far Back in American Time”: Culture, Region, Nation, Appalachia, and the Geography of Voice." Annals of the American Association of Geographers 108, no. 5: 1406-1421.

Editorial
Published: 19 July 2017 in Planning Perspectives
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Editorial. Planning Perspectives 2017, 33, 1 -2.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Editorial. Planning Perspectives. 2017; 33 (1):1-2.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2017. "Editorial." Planning Perspectives 33, no. 1: 1-2.

Book chapter
Published: 12 February 2017 in Mapping Across Academia
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The activity of mapping culture areas has acquired notoriety in academic circles on account of the deterministic and nationalistic agendas with which that activity has often been associated. Yet such cartographic exercises need not only serve the narrow agendas of specific groups; they can also serve as creative and imaginative instruments for enhancing cultural understanding and advancing notions of equity. To illustrate this contention, this chapter considers the theory of ‘cantometrics’ devised by the American folk collector and musicologist Alan Lomax (1915–2002). ‘Cantometrics,’ which literally meant ‘measurement of song,’ was first suggested in 1959 and developed in the 1960s as an approach that effectively sought to define and categorise world music through mapping folksong styles and culture. In this chapter, which contains five main sections, we examine the nature and imputed meaning of the cartographic output from Cantometric analysis, especially the mapping of the world into 56 culture areas, as well exploring the products of the subsequent, computerised “Global Jukebox ,” with its proto-GIS cultural system. In outline, the first two sections supply contextual background about the theorising of folk music in relation to culture areas and about Lomax’s work up to the mid-1950s. The third section analyses the nature, characteristics and flaws of cantometric inquiry, with the ensuing part commenting on the parallels between cantometrics and cognate areas of geographical inquiry. The conclusion briefly reflects on the significance and implications of Lomax’s theory for the comparative study of world music.

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John R. Gold; George Revill; Daniel Grimley. Music, Maps and the Global Jukebox: Culture Areas and Alan Lomax’s Cantometrics Projects Revisited. Mapping Across Academia 2017, 287 -303.

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John R. Gold, George Revill, Daniel Grimley. Music, Maps and the Global Jukebox: Culture Areas and Alan Lomax’s Cantometrics Projects Revisited. Mapping Across Academia. 2017; ():287-303.

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John R. Gold; George Revill; Daniel Grimley. 2017. "Music, Maps and the Global Jukebox: Culture Areas and Alan Lomax’s Cantometrics Projects Revisited." Mapping Across Academia , no. : 287-303.

Book chapter
Published: 17 February 2015 in The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. The field and the frame. The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies 2015, 1 .

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. The field and the frame. The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies. 2015; ():1.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2015. "The field and the frame." The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 17 February 2015 in The Routledge Handbook of Events
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. The history of events. The Routledge Handbook of Events 2015, 1 .

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. The history of events. The Routledge Handbook of Events. 2015; ():1.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2015. "The history of events." The Routledge Handbook of Events , no. : 1.

Book review
Published: 03 July 2014 in Sport in History
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John R. Gold. On the Wrong Side of the Track? East London and the Post Olympics. Sport in History 2014, 34, 508 -511.

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John R. Gold. On the Wrong Side of the Track? East London and the Post Olympics. Sport in History. 2014; 34 (3):508-511.

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John R. Gold. 2014. "On the Wrong Side of the Track? East London and the Post Olympics." Sport in History 34, no. 3: 508-511.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Staps
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012. Staps 2014, 105, 23 .

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012. Staps. 2014; 105 (3):23.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2014. "Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012." Staps 105, no. 3: 23.

Journal article
Published: 16 August 2013 in Sustainability
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A concern for enduring urban outcomes lies at the heart of the Olympic Games in a way that no other sporting or cultural event can match, but each age has recast the ways in which such outcomes have been framed in light of its own values and needs. Seen against that background, this paper examines the evolution of the Olympic movement’s sustainability agenda. It first considers how the environment emerged as an issue within the Winter Games through concerns over environmental protection, discusses measures introduced to embed sustainability into official Olympic practice, and explores the evolution of the dynamic relationship between sustainability and the overlapping but, to some extent, rival concept of “legacy”. The latter part of the paper illustrates these ideas with regard to the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. It analyses the “One Planet Games” concept, how this was developed for the bid, and how it was subsequently put into practice, commenting particularly on the carbon footprint, creation of the Olympic Park (as sustainable legacy) and the promotion of sustainable living. The conclusion comments on the continuing challenges encountered in implementing sustainability plans and addressing long-term legacy.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. “Bring It under the Legacy Umbrella”: Olympic Host Cities and the Changing Fortunes of the Sustainability Agenda. Sustainability 2013, 5, 3526 -3542.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. “Bring It under the Legacy Umbrella”: Olympic Host Cities and the Changing Fortunes of the Sustainability Agenda. Sustainability. 2013; 5 (8):3526-3542.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2013. "“Bring It under the Legacy Umbrella”: Olympic Host Cities and the Changing Fortunes of the Sustainability Agenda." Sustainability 5, no. 8: 3526-3542.

Articles
Published: 15 March 2012 in Planning Perspectives
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Mounting concern about the slow progress of the drive to reconstruct Britain's cities in the late 1940s and 1950s led to a sustained debate about strategies and priorities. This paper offers insight into the climate of ideas of a key period in the recent past by considering the work of the Society for the Promotion of Urban Renewal (SPUR). A pressure group that campaigned for resuscitation of urban reconstruction under the banner of ‘urban renewal’, SPUR staged exhibitions and published manifestoes that reasserted core urban values, reconfigured decentralization on an intraurban basis, proposed multi-level circulation systems and, latterly, sought to redress the balance of rehabilitation and conservation strategies against comprehensive redevelopment. After a contextual introduction, the opening section of this paper clarifies two key concepts – ‘reconstruction’ and ‘renewal’ – that shaped thinking about the replanning of British cities in the early postwar period. The ensuing sections analyse the origins and founding ideals of SPUR and examine its key projects and manifestoes. The conclusion reflects on consensus and plurality in the group's work in the context of wider currents of thought about urban renewal.

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John R. Gold. A SPUR to action?: The Society for the Promotion of Urban Renewal, ‘anti-scatter’ and the crisis of city reconstruction, 1957–1963. Planning Perspectives 2012, 27, 199 -223.

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John R. Gold. A SPUR to action?: The Society for the Promotion of Urban Renewal, ‘anti-scatter’ and the crisis of city reconstruction, 1957–1963. Planning Perspectives. 2012; 27 (2):199-223.

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John R. Gold. 2012. "A SPUR to action?: The Society for the Promotion of Urban Renewal, ‘anti-scatter’ and the crisis of city reconstruction, 1957–1963." Planning Perspectives 27, no. 2: 199-223.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 20 - Afterword. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, 1, 403 -406.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 20 - Afterword. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2012; 1 (36):403-406.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2012. "Chapter 20 - Afterword." Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 1, no. 36: 403-406.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 5 - The Paralympic Games. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, 1, 108 -127.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 5 - The Paralympic Games. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2012; 1 (36):108-127.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2012. "Chapter 5 - The Paralympic Games." Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 1, no. 36: 108-127.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 2 - From A to B: The Summer Olympics, 1896–2008. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, 1, 17 -55.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 2 - From A to B: The Summer Olympics, 1896–2008. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2012; 1 (36):17-55.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2012. "Chapter 2 - From A to B: The Summer Olympics, 1896–2008." Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 1, no. 36: 17-55.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 1 - Introduction. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, 1, 1 -13.

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John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold. Chapter 1 - Introduction. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2012; 1 (36):1-13.

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John R. Gold; Margaret M. Gold. 2012. "Chapter 1 - Introduction." Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games 1, no. 36: 1-13.

Book notes
Published: 17 September 2010 in Planning Perspectives
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John R. Gold. Book notes. Planning Perspectives 2010, 25, 561 -563.

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John R. Gold. Book notes. Planning Perspectives. 2010; 25 (4):561-563.

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John R. Gold. 2010. "Book notes." Planning Perspectives 25, no. 4: 561-563.

Book review
Published: 17 September 2010 in Planning Perspectives
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Suzanne Hanson; Jacqueline Tivers; Fayyaz Vellani; Jani Vuolteenaho; Kristof Van Assche; Lukas Smas; Walter Greason; Giancarlo Cotella; Rodrigo Booth; James Rees; Renato Leão Rego; Stuart Hodkinson; Breffní Lennon; John R. Gold; David Vale. Book reviews. Planning Perspectives 2010, 25, 533 -560.

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Suzanne Hanson, Jacqueline Tivers, Fayyaz Vellani, Jani Vuolteenaho, Kristof Van Assche, Lukas Smas, Walter Greason, Giancarlo Cotella, Rodrigo Booth, James Rees, Renato Leão Rego, Stuart Hodkinson, Breffní Lennon, John R. Gold, David Vale. Book reviews. Planning Perspectives. 2010; 25 (4):533-560.

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Suzanne Hanson; Jacqueline Tivers; Fayyaz Vellani; Jani Vuolteenaho; Kristof Van Assche; Lukas Smas; Walter Greason; Giancarlo Cotella; Rodrigo Booth; James Rees; Renato Leão Rego; Stuart Hodkinson; Breffní Lennon; John R. Gold; David Vale. 2010. "Book reviews." Planning Perspectives 25, no. 4: 533-560.