1st Edition
Sport in the City Cultural Connections
168 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sport is seen as an increasingly important aspect of urban and regional planning. Related programmes have moved to the forefront of agendas for cities of the present and future. This has occurred as the barriers between so-called ‘high’ and ‘popular’ culture continue to disintegrate. Sport is now a key component within strategies for the cultural regeneration of cities and regions, a tendency... Read more
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- The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame: civic representation of sporting and Olympic history Geoffery Zain Kohe
- Olympic Bids: an exegesis of power Douglas Booth
- SuperCity or Megalopolis: Will Alsop’s vision and the place of sport John Hughson
Biography
Michael Sam is Senior Lecturer in Sport Policy and Management at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
John Hughson is Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.
