Århus i verden (Aarhus in the World)

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Århus i verden (Aarhus in the World)

Fra bjerget til byen 2 (From the Mountain to the Town 2)
Skrifter om dansk byhistorie 4 (Writings on Danish Urban History 4)
Edited by Søren Bitsch Christensen og Nina Javette Koefoed
Aarhus University Press and The Faculty of Humanities at Aarhus University, 2006.

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Big cities and metropolises of the world today are competing for jobs and investments. Also Aarhus – the so called “smallest metropolis of the world” – is a part of this competition. Globalisation has put Aarhus under pressure, and there has been talks going on about selling the city as a brand.

But what is actually new in this development, and what has been seen before? Is the world outside a threat or is it valuable in the development of Aarhus? Has Aarhus not always had to make plans for the future, and is the city itself a product of its ability to expand its place in the world?

This book seeks to give answers to these questions through three main themes:

  • Faces of the city: Historical attempts to give Aarhus a special profile.
  • Intermediate stations: Contacts and infrastructure between Aarhus and the surrounding region.
  • Aarhus in global networks: Contacts between Aarhus and the world through institutions such as the University.