The goal of this research is to understand the role, influence, and attitudes of downtown
Atlanta business elites on downtown redevelopment policies. The downtown business elites …

Abstract The modern Olympic Games provide indefinite prospects not only for athletes and
entrepreneurs, they are perceived as golden opportunities for cities as well. This thesis …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how North American professional team
owners are engaging in broader urban development projects that have their teams as …

Mega-events such as the Olympic Games offer cities the opportunity to attract economic
development and to market themselves on a global scale. Decisions made by business and …

Mega-events appear to be losing their appeal as tools for urban development. Events have
long been funded by local governments on the promise that they can act as a catalyst for …

Abstract The city of Las Vegas, Nevada was one of the hardest hit communities in the United
States during the 2008 Great Recession. As the nation emerged from the economic …

In the political science literature, downtown redevelopment has long been seen as the
project of a region's economic elites. But in recent years, large corporations, banks, and …

This chapter focuses on the continued efforts to reorganise Atlanta's downtown as an
integral part of an ambitious urban restructuring puzzle. It discusses the role of Central …

Detroit's bankruptcy is the most severe example of the financial implications of the
movement of wealth to the suburbs. When residents and businesses leave, central cities …

On Monday, July 6, 2005, the New York Public Authority Control Board (PACB) took a fateful
vote. This obscure governmental body, its members appointed by the governor and the …