Creating the spectacular city in everyday life: A governance analysis of urban public space in China (Record no. 133640)

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International Standard Serial Number 0042-0980
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Personal name Flock, Ryanne
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Title Creating the spectacular city in everyday life: A governance analysis of urban public space in China
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Urban Studies
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2024
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Extent 1094-1110
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Abstract Chinese cities are making a name for themselves through what Guthman calls an accumulation by spectacle'. Studies elucidate the fast change of the urban fabric and the interconnection of commercial profits with pro-state propaganda during mega-events. The spectacle appears as a once-in-lifetime chance for a city, orchestrated during a specific time and in purpose-built venues. This article, however, argues that efforts of spectacularisation expand to everyday life. I take the marginalisation of the urban poor in Guangzhou, that is, street vendors and beggars, as a starting point to understand governmental ideals, strategies and patterns of controlling public space. The data is based on fieldwork, government documents, yearbooks and newspapers. Engaging in the discussion on what Debord termed the society of the spectacle', I explain how urban management concentrates on areas serving (1) tourism and commerce, (2) memorial politics, (3) government relations and (4) transport and traffic; and follows the pulse of (1) annual events and seasonal holidays, (2) recurring political dates, (3) exceptional mega-events and (4) regular urban development campaigns. These zones and periods of increased control intertwine and culminate in an ideal' public space excluding poverty and other elements contesting the city's success images.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element China
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Marginalisation
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Public Space
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Spectacle
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Urban Poverty
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Urban Governance
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231201549">https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231201549</a>
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Koha biblionumber 133640
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