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Entrepreneurial Malmö: A Study of Contemporary Urban Development in Västra Hamnen

Weidacher Hsiung, Robert LU (2014) SGEM04 20141
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
Concepts as the entrepreneurial city and the creative class closely correlate with the ideas presented in the theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning policies. These concepts have spread widely throughout the modern world and effect the planning of almost every city today, from developed countries to developing countries.
Typically seen as a stronghold for social democratic policies and the welfare society Sweden should be one of the last places where theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning has come through. Likewise there are emerging signs of this urban policy trend. With the case of Malmö, and more specifically the urban area Västra Hamnen, it is in this master thesis investigated, through the means of... (More)
Concepts as the entrepreneurial city and the creative class closely correlate with the ideas presented in the theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning policies. These concepts have spread widely throughout the modern world and effect the planning of almost every city today, from developed countries to developing countries.
Typically seen as a stronghold for social democratic policies and the welfare society Sweden should be one of the last places where theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning has come through. Likewise there are emerging signs of this urban policy trend. With the case of Malmö, and more specifically the urban area Västra Hamnen, it is in this master thesis investigated, through the means of document analysis, if these concepts are adopted even there. (Less)
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author
Weidacher Hsiung, Robert LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEM04 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Neoliberalism, neoliberal subjectivity, entrepreneurial city, the creative class, document analysis, Sweden, Malmö, Västra Hamnen
language
English
id
4434253
date added to LUP
2014-09-03 18:13:08
date last changed
2014-09-03 18:13:08
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  abstract     = {{Concepts as the entrepreneurial city and the creative class closely correlate with the ideas presented in the theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning policies. These concepts have spread widely throughout the modern world and effect the planning of almost every city today, from developed countries to developing countries.
Typically seen as a stronghold for social democratic policies and the welfare society Sweden should be one of the last places where theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning has come through. Likewise there are emerging signs of this urban policy trend. With the case of Malmö, and more specifically the urban area Västra Hamnen, it is in this master thesis investigated, through the means of document analysis, if these concepts are adopted even there.}},
  author       = {{Weidacher Hsiung, Robert}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Entrepreneurial Malmö: A Study of Contemporary Urban Development in Västra Hamnen}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}