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Can new stadiums revitalise urban neighbourhoods?
Author(s) -
Coates Dennis,
Humphreys Brad
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2011.00488.x
Subject(s) - prosperity , history , economic history , sociology , genealogy , political science , law
New sports stadiums and arenas bring renewal and prosperity. So at least Londoners have been promised as construction for the 2012 Olympics transforms their neighbourhoods. Are there grounds for the promises? Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys look at the evidence from North America and find many unjustified claims.