LEADER 03961nam 2200709 450 001 9910456222603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-7022-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442670228 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001058 035 $a(OCoLC)314201614 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10226305 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000376697 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12102416 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376697 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10334479 035 $a(PQKB)10556882 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600338 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3257905 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671131 035 $a(DE-B1597)464127 035 $a(OCoLC)1013939139 035 $a(OCoLC)944178523 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442670228 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671131 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256856 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001058 100 $a20160922h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIndy dreams and urban nightmares $espeed merchants, spectacle, and the struggle over public space in the world-class city /$fMark Douglas Lowes 210 1$aToronto, [Canada] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 225 0 $aIndy Dreams and Urban Nightmares 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8020-8498-2 311 $a0-8020-3672-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Spectacular Consumption Spaces -- $t2. Competing Visions -- $t3. Selling the Spectacle -- $t4. Resisting the Spectacle -- $t5. Spectacular Space and the Ideology of the 'World-Class' City -- $tAppendix: A Note on Method -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aWhat role do sporting spectacles play in the making of a 'world-class' city?Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares reports on the conflict that arose between a Vancouver community and the civic boosters who wanted to move the Molson Indy Vancouver motorsport event to their neighbourhood park. Arguing that such events are simply a matter of economic and cultural 'common sense', the civic boosters promoted the Indy spectacle as a means of gaining 'world-class' status for the city. Against this background, Lowes explores the complex relations among major league sport, urban landscape, and civic identity. He argues that the capacity to articulate a city's 'vision' for itself is an important manifestation of power and ideology, and a notable point of struggle in contemporary urban life. This encompasses much larger issues related to the struggle over urban public space and the legitimacy of a particular narrative of urban growth and civic identity - one that increasingly privileges the consumer over the citizen. Provocative and engaging, this study examines the impact of major sports events on urban centres, and shows how urban public culture is defined and shaped by competition for the right to conceptualize, control, and experience a city's public spaces. 606 $aAutomobile racing$zBritish Columbia$zVancouver 606 $aCity planning$zBritish Columbia$zVancouver$xCitizen participation 606 $aPublic spaces$zBritish Columbia$zVancouver 606 $aSports and tourism$zBritish Columbia$zVancouver 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAutomobile racing 615 0$aCity planning$xCitizen participation. 615 0$aPublic spaces 615 0$aSports and tourism 676 $a307.76/0971133 700 $aLowes$b Mark Douglas$f1969-$01040243 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456222603321 996 $aIndy dreams and urban nightmares$92472463 997 $aUNINA