The Stadium and the City

John Bale; Olf Moen

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1995

The Stadium and the City

John Bale and Olf Moen

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474464116

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This well-illustrated book is the first to explore the stadium as the principal container of the modern urban crowd and a place where thousands of people gather to take part in what often appears to be modern 'religious' rituals. Is the stadium a prison, a garden or a theatre? Do new stadiums contribute economically to the places in which they are built? Drawing on examples from Europe, North America and China, this book ranges from historical studies of stadium growth to current reviews of stadium development, exposing the stadium as a major element of the modern urban scene.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	6
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Contributors John Bale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2. The Stadium in the City: A Modern Story Niels Nielsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3. Sport, the Stadium and Metropolitan Life Joseph Maguire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
4. The Copenhagen Idra:tsparken: From Democratic Institution to Private Enterprise Jim Toft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
5. Moving to Suburbia: Stadium Relocation and Modernization in Vienna Roman Horak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
6. The Stadium, the City and the State: Beijing Susan Brownell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
7. Growth Politics, Urban Development, and Sports Stadium Construction in the United States: A Case Study Kimberley Schimmel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
8. Copenhagen's Parken: A Sacred Place? Per Jorgensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
9. Toronto's SkyDome: The World's Greatest Entertainment Centre Bruce Kidd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
10. Scales and Values in Stadium Development: A Tale of Two Ullevis Olof Moen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
11. English Football Stadiums after Hillsborough John Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
12. Where Sports and Money Meet: The Economic Geography of an Ice Hockey Stadium Hans Aldskogius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256
13. Stadiums, Professional Sports, and City Economies: An Analysis of the United States Experience Robert Baade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
14. The Economic Impact of Stadium Events: Taking the Spectator's Point of View Tommy Andersson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
15. The Stadium as Theatre: A Metaphor for our Times John Bale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
16. Stadium, Pyramid, Labyrinth: Eye and Body on the Move Henning Eichberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	324

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: Politics

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Published: February 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781474464116