Indy dreams and urban nightmares: speed merchants, spectacle, and the struggle over public space in the world-class city

Indy dreams and urban nightmares: speed merchants, spectacle, and the struggle over public space in the world-class city /

Lowes examines 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.

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Main Author: Lowes, Mark Douglas, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, c2002.
Series:Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares.
Subjects:
Community organization > Citizen participation > Case studies.
Urban economics > Case studies.
Sports and tourism > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Automobile racing > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Public spaces > British Columbia > Vancouver.
City planning > British Columbia > Vancouver > Citizen participation.
City planning > Citizen participation.
Hastings Park (Vancouver, B.C.)
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