8(3) Special Issue Rethinking of Cities, Culture and Tourism within a Creative Perspective 407 Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism: A Plea for the Consideration of History 408 Perceptions of Local People Regarding Istanbul as a European Capital of Culture 409 From Strategic Planning to City Branding: Some Empirical Evidence in Italy 410 Rise of Culture and Fall of Planning in Izmir, Turkey 411 The Ambiguous Image of Linz: Linz09 – European Capital of Cul-ture 412 The Effect of Country Based Image in Accurance of Brand in Cul-tural Destinations 413 Sustainable Cultural Events Based on Marketing Segmentation: The Case of Faro Capital of Culture 414 A Model Proposal on the Use of Creative Tourism Experiences in Congress Tourism and the Congress Marketing Mix 415 Tourism and the branded city: film and identity on the Pacific rim. (Stephanie H. Donald and John G. Gammack) 416 Environment and tourism (Andrew Holden) 417