Author

Alberto Vanolo

Alberto Vanolo

Geographer

alberto.vanolo@unito.it

Alberto Vanolo, PhD in Spatial Planning and Local Development, is professor of Politico-Economic Geography at the University of Turin, Italy, where he teaches Cities and Globalisation and Geographies of Development. His main research interests include urban geography, globalisation studies, cultural geography. He is co-author, with Ugo Rossi, of Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective (Sage, 2012).

Urban Branding and the Violent Ghosts of the Politics of Representation

04.2016

City branding is a relevant issue among urban policy makers. In a nutshell, it refers to the...

Smart City or The serial reproduction of an urban vision

02.2015

The game style reminds me very much of the famous Grand Theft Auto series, but with some...