Convention Center Follies : Politics, Power, and Public Investment in American Cities /

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"American cities have experienced a remarkable surge in convention center development over the last two decades, with exhibit hall space growing from 40 million square feet in 1990 to 70 million in 2011--an increase of almost 75 percent. Proponents of these projects promised new jobs, new priva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanders, Heywood T., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Convention facilities > Economic aspects.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects.
Congres et conferences > Aspect economique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Congres et conferences > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Équipements de congres > Aspect economique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Équipements de congres > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Villes > Marketing > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States.
City promotion > Economic aspects > United States.
United States.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Building boom
  • Paying for the box
  • Promises and realities
  • They will come ... and spend
  • Missing impact
  • Chicago: bolstering the business district
  • Atlanta: enhancing property values
  • St. Louis: protection from erosion
  • Conclusion: the cities business builds.

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