Self Improvement: how outdoor advertising is reshaping our cities

09/06/2021 11 min
Self Improvement: how outdoor advertising is reshaping our cities

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You might be used to the idea that advertising revenue funds much of the media we access – newspapers, magazines, radio, television, digital media and more. But advertising is increasingly funding everyday public facilities and services in our cities – like buses and trains, bus stops, street signs, public toilets, and even road repairs. Your teacher Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Sydney takes us through the branded city and its impacts.