The Brand Potential of „Soft“ Factors of the Territorial Capital: A Study of Eight Medium Sized Cities in Serbia
Apstrakt
The aim of this paper was to explore the brand potential of certain “soft” fac tors of territorial capital in the medium-sized cities in Serbia. The concept of territorial
capital refers to the total city development potential that combines objective, “hard”
and subjective, “soft” factors of an area, in order to attract investment and generate
local development. As city branding has become an imperative of local development
strategies, this paper aims at connecting these concepts in order to emphasize a po ssible brand potential of some “soft“ dimensions of territorial capital. The paper is
based on the data obtained from the research conducted from 2013 to 2015 by the
Institute for Sociological Research of University of Belgrade on a representative sam ple of population aged 18-65 in eight medium-sized cities in Serbia. The first part of
the paper presents the concept of territorial capital and clarifies its connection with
the city branding. The second part of the pap...er is dedicated to the analysis related to
Serbia. It begins by summarizing the key features of its socio-spatial transformation in
the post-socialist period and points to the discordance between the state of territorial
capital and the city branding process. Then the method of research which focuses on
the citizens’ perception (a neglected soft dimension of territorial capital) is presented.
The obtained questionnaire results are analysed through the lens of the city branding
approach and the application of somewhat modified dimensions (presence, pulse and
people) of the City Brand Index (CBI). The concluding part briefly recaps how and
why the observed soft dimensions of the territorial capital might be recognized as a
relevant potential in the process of (re) branding of the researched cities.
Ključne reči:
territorial capital / “soft“ factors of the territorial capital / Serbia / city brandingIzvor:
Sociologija i prostor, 2017, 55, 1, 135-153Izdavač:
- Zagreb : Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Izazovi nove društvene integracije u Srbiji: koncepti i akteri (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-179035)
Kolekcije
Institucija/grupa
Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Toković, Milena AU - Petrović, Mina PY - 2017 UR - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1538 AB - The aim of this paper was to explore the brand potential of certain “soft” fac tors of territorial capital in the medium-sized cities in Serbia. The concept of territorial capital refers to the total city development potential that combines objective, “hard” and subjective, “soft” factors of an area, in order to attract investment and generate local development. As city branding has become an imperative of local development strategies, this paper aims at connecting these concepts in order to emphasize a po ssible brand potential of some “soft“ dimensions of territorial capital. The paper is based on the data obtained from the research conducted from 2013 to 2015 by the Institute for Sociological Research of University of Belgrade on a representative sam ple of population aged 18-65 in eight medium-sized cities in Serbia. The first part of the paper presents the concept of territorial capital and clarifies its connection with the city branding. The second part of the paper is dedicated to the analysis related to Serbia. It begins by summarizing the key features of its socio-spatial transformation in the post-socialist period and points to the discordance between the state of territorial capital and the city branding process. Then the method of research which focuses on the citizens’ perception (a neglected soft dimension of territorial capital) is presented. The obtained questionnaire results are analysed through the lens of the city branding approach and the application of somewhat modified dimensions (presence, pulse and people) of the City Brand Index (CBI). The concluding part briefly recaps how and why the observed soft dimensions of the territorial capital might be recognized as a relevant potential in the process of (re) branding of the researched cities. PB - Zagreb : Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu T2 - Sociologija i prostor T1 - The Brand Potential of „Soft“ Factors of the Territorial Capital: A Study of Eight Medium Sized Cities in Serbia VL - 55 IS - 1 SP - 135 EP - 153 DO - 10.5673/sip.55.1.7 ER -
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Toković, M.,& Petrović, M.. (2017). The Brand Potential of „Soft“ Factors of the Territorial Capital: A Study of Eight Medium Sized Cities in Serbia. in Sociologija i prostor Zagreb : Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu., 55(1), 135-153. https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.55.1.7
Toković M, Petrović M. The Brand Potential of „Soft“ Factors of the Territorial Capital: A Study of Eight Medium Sized Cities in Serbia. in Sociologija i prostor. 2017;55(1):135-153. doi:10.5673/sip.55.1.7 .
Toković, Milena, Petrović, Mina, "The Brand Potential of „Soft“ Factors of the Territorial Capital: A Study of Eight Medium Sized Cities in Serbia" in Sociologija i prostor, 55, no. 1 (2017):135-153, https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.55.1.7 . .