Mega-Events and Micro-Modernization: On the Sociology of the New Urban Tourism

Roche, Maurice

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“…These results support recent research indicating the emergence of corporatist interests in the urban decision-making process (France & Roche, 1998;Roche 1992) and the overall domination of business interests and lack of community input in the process (Roche, 1994). The local media, for the most part, promoted the value of the Jets and a new arena through donations of f?ee advenising space and money to the Save the Jets campaign and by actively promoting the constmctions surrounding the value of the Jets in articles and editorials.…”

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“…As Whitson and Macintosh (1996) Harvey, 1989). The hosting of mega-events and the presence of a professional sporting franchise in a major professional league have therefore become integral components in many urban renewal strategies for several urban centres (Roche, 1992;Roche, 1993;Whitson & Macintosh, 1993;Whitson & Macintosh, 1996 Given the substantial increase in players' salaries in the major leagues of professional sports, owners are requiring additiond sources of revenues to ofFset the rising costs of player salaries. A 'world-class' stadiumkena "is now considered to have so much revenue-generating potential that the value of a franchise enjoying a new stadium increases about 25%" (Coakley, 1998, p.346).…”

Section: Globalization and The Construction Of Local Particularities mentioning

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Globalization and the Construction of Local Particularities: A Case Study of the Winnipeg Jets

Scherer¹

2001

Sociology of Sport Journal

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Globalization and the Construction of Local Particularities: A Case Study of the Winnipeg Jets

Scherer¹

2001

Sociology of Sport Journal

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“…When studying these cases, I noticed a recurring pattern in the way these cities obtained and staged these large events. This pattern should, however, 42 For an extensive discussion of the long-term impacts of large international events see: Burns and Mules (1986); García (2004);Verdaguer (1995); Richards and Wilson (2004);Hall (1992Hall ( , 1997Getz (2001); Ritchie (1984) and Roche (1992). 43 See Rubalcaba-Bermejo and Cuadrado-Roura (1995) on urban hierarchies in Europe.…”

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CityEvents : Place Selling in a Media Age

Rennen¹

2007

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“…The investments include accommodations, efficient transportation and telecommunications systems (Roche, 1992). However, urban infrastructure should serve the regular needs of the population and not the requirement of extraordinary events.…”

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European Capitals of Culture and life satisfaction

2014

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This paper analyses whether hosting the most prestigious European cultural event, the European Capital of Culture, has an impact on regional economic development and the life satisfaction of the local population. We show that European Capitals are hosted in regions with above-average GDP per capita, but do not causally affect the economic development in a significant way. Surprisingly, using difference-in-difference estimations, a negative effect on the wellbeing of the regional population is found during the event. Since no effect is found before the event, reverse causality and positive anticipation can be ruled out. The negative effect during the event might result from dissatisfaction with the high levels of public expenditure, transport disruptions, general overcrowding or an increase in housing prices.

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Mega-Events and Micro-Modernization: On the Sociology of the New Urban Tourism

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Globalization and the Construction of Local Particularities: A Case Study of the Winnipeg Jets

Globalization and the Construction of Local Particularities: A Case Study of the Winnipeg Jets

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