| Cote: |
1162 |
| Auteur: |
SHELDON David |
| Année: |
Janvier 2020 |
| Titre: |
Mega-events and Urban Entrepreneurialism in an Authoritarian Regime: The Case of Astana EXPO-2017 in the Capital City of Kazakhstan |
| Sous la direction de: |
Prof. Valérie Boisvert |
| Type: |
Mémoire de master en géographie |
| Pages: |
74 |
| Complément: |
6 pages d'annexes paginées (entretiens) |
| Fichier PDF: |
 Mémoire [7.5 Mo]
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| Mots-clés: |
Mega-Events / Impacts / World’s Fair / Urban Entrepreneurialism / Urban Boosterism / Astana / Spectacular Urbanization / Authoritarianism |
| Résumé: |
Since Nur-Sultan was designated as the capital city of Kazakhstan in 1997, the city underwent immense urban transformation. The left bank of the river Ishim has witnessed the emergence of government led spectacular urban development and city beautification to promote the image of Nur-Sultan as an attractive city for investment, eventually leading to the hosting of Central Asia’s first mega-event: EXPO-2017. This master’s thesis attempts to better theorize what happens when the concept of urban entrepreneurialism travels the capital city of an authoritarian state. Furthermore, it tries to determine the impacts of the mega-event EXPO-2017 and how this contributed to the concept of urban entrepreneurialism.
The research uses qualitative data obtained through ethnographic methods. The study identifies how EXPO-2017 contributed to the urban development of Nur-Sultan, particularly with the development of transport infrastructure and the development of residential and commercial complexes that go beyond the ‘expo site’. Further, the study also highlights the government ‘s lack of solid institutional framework in order to implement public-private partnership which is key to urban entrepreneurialism.
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