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Sport Stadia, Sporting Events and Urban Development: International Experience and the Ambitions of Durban


Stan Du Plessis


Stellenbosch University - Economics

Wolfgang Maennig


University of Hamburg - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
March 6, 2009

Urban Forum, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2009

Abstract:     
The paper considers the stadium construction and infrastructure projects underway for World Cup 2010. We ask whether and under which conditions hosting such an event (along with the new facilities and infrastructural development required) will have positive effects on urban development. By analysing the stadium project in Durban, the paper also presents evidence on whether such positive effects may be enhanced by the attempt to create an image effect by seeking outstanding architectural quality of the new stadia.

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Date posted: December 18, 2009  

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Du Plessis, Stan and Maennig, Wolfgang, Sport Stadia, Sporting Events and Urban Development: International Experience and the Ambitions of Durban (March 6, 2009). Urban Forum, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1520449

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Stan Du Plessis
Stellenbosch University - Economics ( email )
Private Bag X1
Matieland 7602
South Africa
Wolfgang Maennig (Contact Author)
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ( email )
Von-Melle-Park 5
Hamburg, 20146
Germany
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