Exploring the production of urban space

Towards a More Enabling Representation: Framing an Emergent Conceptual Approach to Measure Social Conditions Following Mega‐Event Transformation in Manaus, Brazil

“…Development all too often broadly implies new or added tangible infrastructures, or aesthetic enhancements to the landscape (Sánchez and Broudehoux, ; Leary‐Owhin, ). Tangible transformations are noticeable because they leave lasting images, remnants of an events legacy.…”

“…Tangible transformations are noticeable because they leave lasting images, remnants of an events legacy. Locals, tourists, event attendees and researchers can all see physical (infrastructural) change, but not always observed are the underlying intangible impacts and social struggles (Smith, ; Cowan, ; Leary‐Owhin, ). To understand if social transformation is achievable is to understand how new opportunities might emerge.…”