Steffen Wippel
Studies on Modern Orient | 2023
This chapter points to the multi-scalar aspects of place making. It starts its analysis of the branding of the northern Moroccan metropolis of Tangier from a comparative historical perspective: already in the first half of the 20th century, the city was strongly marketed to attract travellers and residents, but also economic and financial institutions. After a post-independence period of stagnation, it has experienced another rapid urban transformation in recent years. Its main goals are to become an international hub for trade, a major place for foreign investment, and a recognised tourism destination. The article is interested in how a wide range of actors at different national, local, and project levels contribute in multiple ways to the construction of brands for Tangier and specific places in it. Special attention is directed to how strategic communication positions the city in space and time, especially between different world regions, between several civilisational realms, and between a great past and a prosperous future.
Edition Klaus Schwarz
Branding the Middle East
Steffen Wippel
Studies on Modern Orient
38
De Gruyter Open Ltd.
429-457
978-3-11-074062-2
978-3-11-074110-0
978-3-11-074115-5
Berlin