Malmö: en stad i medvind eller Sveriges Chicago? Att mäta stadsutveckling i den entreprenöriella staden
(2012) SGEL16 20121Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- It is said that Malmö, in the past few decades, has taken on a more entrepreneurial role in order to adjust to an increasing inter-urban competition. The new conditions of urban development mean that marketing plays an increasingly important role. In the marketing of Malmö, the city is being portrayed as successful, creative and attractive. The past few decades have, however, also entailed an increasing socio-economic polarization which is being mentioned in municipal strategic documents. A duality in marketing as well as in socio-economic conditions appear; ‘the city of success’ and ‘the city of decay’.
In my thesis, I study how the city of Malmö reaches conclusions about the city’s success and decline. How does Malmö measure the city... (More) - It is said that Malmö, in the past few decades, has taken on a more entrepreneurial role in order to adjust to an increasing inter-urban competition. The new conditions of urban development mean that marketing plays an increasingly important role. In the marketing of Malmö, the city is being portrayed as successful, creative and attractive. The past few decades have, however, also entailed an increasing socio-economic polarization which is being mentioned in municipal strategic documents. A duality in marketing as well as in socio-economic conditions appear; ‘the city of success’ and ‘the city of decay’.
In my thesis, I study how the city of Malmö reaches conclusions about the city’s success and decline. How does Malmö measure the city development? And how do the evaluation processes relate to the ‘city of decay’ and ‘the city of success’? I do this by specifically looking at two evaluations of Malmö’s social and economic situation produced or ordered by the municipality.
I argue that the evaluation process is fragmented and in line with both ‘the city of decay’ and ‘the city of success’. The different images of the city are being separated and can be understood within the logics of the entrepreneurial city. Furthermore, I argue that the success image of Malmö is poorly grounded in the city’s conditions. Finally I discuss the possible consequences of a fragmented evaluation and a poorly grounded image of the city and suggest possible future strategies for the city of Malmö. (Less)
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- author
- Carlsson, Johanna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEL16 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- entrepreneurial city, dual city, Malmö, marketing the city, measuring city development
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2544986
- date added to LUP
- 2012-06-11 11:32:53
- date last changed
- 2012-06-11 11:32:53
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abstract = {{It is said that Malmö, in the past few decades, has taken on a more entrepreneurial role in order to adjust to an increasing inter-urban competition. The new conditions of urban development mean that marketing plays an increasingly important role. In the marketing of Malmö, the city is being portrayed as successful, creative and attractive. The past few decades have, however, also entailed an increasing socio-economic polarization which is being mentioned in municipal strategic documents. A duality in marketing as well as in socio-economic conditions appear; ‘the city of success’ and ‘the city of decay’.
In my thesis, I study how the city of Malmö reaches conclusions about the city’s success and decline. How does Malmö measure the city development? And how do the evaluation processes relate to the ‘city of decay’ and ‘the city of success’? I do this by specifically looking at two evaluations of Malmö’s social and economic situation produced or ordered by the municipality.
I argue that the evaluation process is fragmented and in line with both ‘the city of decay’ and ‘the city of success’. The different images of the city are being separated and can be understood within the logics of the entrepreneurial city. Furthermore, I argue that the success image of Malmö is poorly grounded in the city’s conditions. Finally I discuss the possible consequences of a fragmented evaluation and a poorly grounded image of the city and suggest possible future strategies for the city of Malmö.}},
author = {{Carlsson, Johanna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Malmö: en stad i medvind eller Sveriges Chicago? Att mäta stadsutveckling i den entreprenöriella staden}},
year = {{2012}},
}