Sports Stadia Topics
Note: New!!
denotes new to this list, not necessarily a new book or article.
Books
Bale, John (1993). Sport,
Space, and the City. London: Routledge.
Bale, John. (1989) Sports
Geography. New York. Routledge.
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
New!!Betzold, Michael and Ethan Casey (1997). Queen
of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story.
Northmont Publishing Company, Inc. West Bloomfield. IL.
New!!Cagan,
Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field of
Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Chalip, Laurence, Arthur Johnson, Lisa
Stachura (editors). (1996) National Sports
Policies: An International Handbook.
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home
Team: Professional Sports and the
American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
New!!Greenberg,
Martin J. and James T. Gray. (1996). The
Stadium Game. National Sports Law
Institute: Marquette University Law School.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey
(Eds.) (1986). Government and Sport: The
Public Policy Issues . Totowa, N.J.: Rowman
and Allenheld.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
New!!Kuklick,
Bruce (1993). To Every Thing a Season: Shibe Park and Urban
Philadelphia, 1906-1976.
New!!Miller,
James Edward. (1990) The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants
and Profits in Baltimore. The University of North Carolina
Press: Chapel Hill, NC.
Noll, Roger (editor) (1974). Government and the Sports
Business. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Petersen, David C. (1989) Convention Centers, Stadiums,
and Arenas. Urban Land Institute.
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports, Convention, and
Entertainment Facilities. Urban Land Institute.
Quirk, James and Rodney Fort. (1992,1997) Pay Dirt: The
Business of Professional team Sports. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Riess, Stephen (1989). "Urbanization,
Suburbanization, and the Business of Professional Team
Sports" in his book City Games.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
Shropshire, Kenneth L. (1995). The Sports Franchise Game:
Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and
Arenas. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Articles
Author Unknown (1971). The Stadium: All-American Mounment. Progressive
Architecture, Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1988). Sports stadiums
and area development: A critical review. Economc Development
Quarterly, August: pps. 265-275.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1990). The impact of
stadiums and professional sports on metropolitan area
development. Growth and Change , Spring: pp. 1-14.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Professional sports as catalysts for
metropolitan economic development. Journal of Urban Affairs,
18(1): pps. 1-17.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Stadium subsidies make little
economic sense for cities, a rejoinder. Journal of Urban
Affairs, 18(1): pps. 33-37.
Chema, Thomas V. (1996). When professional sports
justify the subsidy, a reply to Robert A. Baade. Journal
of Urban Affairs, 18(1): pps. 19-22.
Ingham, A.G., J.W. Howells, and T.S. Schilperoort
(1987). Professional sport and community: A review and exegesis. Exercise
and sport sciences review 15, pps. 427-465.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's Story.
MacLean's June: pp.
40-43.
Johnson, Arthur T. (1991). Local government, minor
league baseball, and economic development strategies. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(4) November: pp.
313-324.
Johnson, Arthur (1993). Rethinking the Sport-City
Relationship: In search of Partnership. Journal
of Sport Management 7(1), p. 61.
New!!Jossi,
Frank. (1998) Take me out to the ballgame: Going bonkers over
minor league baseball. Planning,
May: pp.4-9.
New!!Keating,
W. Dennis (1996). "Cleveland: The "Comeback City":
The Politics of Redevelopment and Sports Stadiums Amidst Urban
Decline" in Reconstructing Urban Regime
Theory : Regulating Urban Politics in a Global Economy by
Mickey Lauria (Ed.) Altamira Press.
Knack, Ruth E. (1986). Stadiums: The right game plan? Planning,
September: pps. 6-11.
McGraw, Dan (1996). Playing the Stadium Game. US
News and World Report, June 3:pp. 46-51.
Rosentraub, Mark et al. (1994). Sport and downtown
development strategy: If you build it, will jobs come?. Journal
of Urban Affairs Vol. 16(30): pp. 221-239.
Rosentraub, Mark S. (1996). Does the emperorer have
new clothes?, a reply to Robert A. Baade. Journal
of Urban Affairs, 18(1): pps. 23-31.
New!!Rosentraub,
Mark S. (1997). Why subsidizesports millionaires? Consumers'
Research November: pp. 10-15.
Steacy, Anne (1989). Domes of distinction: Stadiums
become symbols of urban success. MacLean's
June: pp. 46-47.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Thomas, G.S. (1989). Major-league hopes. American
Demography, April: p. 64.
Whitson, D., and D. Macintosh (1993). Becoming a
world-class city: Hallmark events and sports franchises in the
growth strategies of western Canadian cities. Sociology
of Sport Journal 10(3), p. 221.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
New!!Cagan,
Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field of
Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home
Team: Professional Sports and the
American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Pelissereo, John P., Beth M. Henschen, and Edward L. Sidlow
(1991). Urban Regimes, Sports Stadiums, and the Politics of
Economic Development Agendas in Chicago. Policy Studies
Review, Spring/Summer 10(2/3): pp. 117-129.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Books
Baade, Robert (1987). Is There an Economic Rationale for
Subsidizing Sports Stadiums? . Chicago: Heartland Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1990). Sports Stadiums as "Wise
Investments": An Evaluation. Chicago: Heartland
Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1985). Comparison of Privately- and
Publicly- Owned Stadiums and Arenas . Heartland Policy Study
Number 6. Chicago: Heartland Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1994). The Sports Stadium as a Municipal
Investment. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Cagan, Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field
of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home
Team: Professional Sports and the
American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Noll, Roger (editor) (1974). Government and the Sports
Business. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
Articles
Author Unknown (1971). The Stadium: All-American Mounment. Progressive
Architecture, Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1988). Sports stadiums
and area development: A critical review. Economc Development
Quarterly, August: pps. 265-275.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1990). The impact of
stadiums and professional sports on metropolitan area
development. Growth and Change , Spring: pp. 1-14.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Professional sports as catalysts for
metropolitan economic development. Journal of Urban Affairs,
18(1): pps. 1-17.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Stadium subsidies make little
economic sense for cities, a rejoinder. Journal of Urban
Affairs, 18(1): pps. 33-37.
Bamberger, Rita J. and David W,. Parham (1984).
Leveraging amenity infrastructure: Indianapolis's economic
development strategy. Urban Land,
43 (November): pps. 12-18.
Chapin, Timothy S. (1996). A new era of sports in the
Northwest: Sports facility location as a local economic
development strategy in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver. A paper
presented at the International Symposium on
Sport in the City Memphis, Tennessee,
November.
Chema, Thomas V. (1996). When professional sports
justify the subsidy, a reply to Robert A. Baade. Journal
of Urban Affairs, 18(1): pps. 19-22.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's
Story. MacLean's June:
pp. 40-43.
Johnson, Arthur (1986). Economic and Policy
Implications of Hosting Sports Franchises: Lessons from
Baltimore. Urban Affairs Quarterly,
21 (March): pps. 411-434.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur T. (1990). Professional baseball at the minor league
level: Considerations for cities large and small. State
and Local Government Review, Spring: pp.
90-96.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur T. (1991). Local government, minor league baseball, and
economic development strategies. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(4) November: pp.
313-324.
Johnson, Arthur (1993). Rethinking the Sport-City
Relationship: In search of Partnership. Journal
of Sport Management 7(1), p. 61.
Johnson, Arthur and Allen Sack (1996). Assessing the
Value of Sports Facilities: The Importance of Noneconomic
Factors. Economic Development Quarterly
10(4), p. 369.
Pelissereo, John P., Beth M. Henschen, and Edward L.
Sidlow (1991). Urban Regimes, Sports Stadiums, and the Politics
of Economic Development Agendas in Chicago. Policy
Studies Review, Spring/Summer 10(2/3): pp.
117-129.
Rosentraub, M. and S. Nunn (1978). Suburban city
investment in professional sports. American
Behavioral Scientist January/February: pps.
393-414.
Rosentraub, Mark S. and David Swindell. (1991)
"Just Say No?" The Economic and Political Realities of
a Small City's Investment in Minor League Baseball. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(2) May: pp.
152-167.
Rosentraub, Mark et al. (1994). Sport and downtown
development strategy: If you build it, will jobs come?. Journal
of Urban Affairs Vol. 16(30): pp. 221-239.
Stannard, Laura (1993) Sports and Inner City
Redevelopment: A New Kind of Victory for the Vancouver Canucks. City
Magazine 14(3) Summer: pp. 42-45.
Steacy, Anne (1989). Domes of distinction: Stadiums
become symbols of urban success. MacLean's
June: pp. 46-47.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Whitson, D., and D. Macintosh (1993). Becoming a
world-class city: Hallmark events and sports franchises in the
growth strategies of western Canadian cities. Sociology
of Sport Journal 10(3), p. 221.
Zipp, John (1996). The Economic Impact of the
Baseball Strike of 1994. Urban Affairs Review
32(2), Nov., p. 157.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hefner, Frank L. (1990) Using Economic Models to Measure the
Impacts of Sports on Local Economies. Journal of Sport and
Social Issues 14(1): pp. 1-13.
New!!Miller,
James Edward. (1990) The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants
and Profits in Baltimore. The University of North Carolina
Press: Chapel Hill, NC.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Quirk, James and Rodney Fort. (1992,1997) Pay Dirt: The
Business of Professional Team Sports. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Riess, Stephen (1989). "Urbanization,
Suburbanization, and the Business of Professional Team
Sports" in his book City Games.
Team Marketing Report. (Updated
Annually). Inside the Ownership of Professional Sports
Teams. Team Marketing Report: Chicago(?). (!)
Zimbalist, Andrew (1992). Baseball and Billions.
BasicBooks: New York.
Books
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey (Eds.) (1986). Government
and Sport: The Public Policy Issues .
Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Allenheld.
New!!Miller,
James Edward. (1990) The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants
and Profits in Baltimore. The University of North Carolina
Press: Chapel Hill, NC.
Noll, Roger (editor) (1974). Government and the Sports
Business. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Quirk, James and Rodney Fort. (1992,1997) Pay Dirt: The
Business of Professional Team Sports. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
Team Marketing Report. (Updated
Annually). Inside the Ownership of Professional Sports
Teams. Team Marketing Report: Chicago(?). (!)
Zimbalist, Andrew (1992). Baseball and Billions.
BasicBooks: New York.
Articles
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Hefner, Frank L. (1990) Using Economic Models to
Measure the Impacts of Sports on Local Economies. Journal
of Sport and Social Issues 14(1): pp. 1-13.
Johnson, Arthur (1983). Municipal Administration and
the Sports Franchise Relocation Issue. Public
Administration Review, 43 (November): pps.
519-527.
Korman, Richard (1995). Full house: Big pro projects
top off steady demand for minor league, college jobs. ENR,
June 10: pp. 22-28.
McGraw, Dan (1996). Playing the Stadium Game. US
News and World Report, June 3:pp. 46-51.
Zipp, John (1996). The Economic Impact of the Baseball
Strike of 1994. Urban Affairs Review
32(2), Nov., p. 157.
HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!!
Author Unknown (1971). The Stadium:
All-American Mounment. Progressive
Architecture, Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Gershman, Michael (1993). Diamonds: The Evolution of the
Ballpark. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Inglis, Simon. (1990) The Football Grounds of Europe.
Collins Willow.
Inglis, Simon. (1996) Football Grounds of Great Britain.
Inglis, Simon. (1990). Ahead of the Game.
Architectural Journal
June 6: pp. 37-47. (Excellent Article on European Football
Stadia)
John, Geraint, Rod Sheard (1994). Stadia
: A Design and Development Guide.
Butterworth Architecture, 1994.
Lowry, Philip J. (1993). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate
Celebration of All 27 Major League, Negro League Ballparks Past
and Present. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
McGraw, Dan (1996). Playing the Stadium Game. US
News and World Report, June 3:pp. 46-51.
Pearson, Clifford A. (1991). Cracker Jack Palace. (New
Comiskey Park Stadium Review). Architectural
Record, June: pp. 62, 66-67.
Books
Gershman, Michael (1993). Diamonds: The Evolution of the
Ballpark. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Inglis, Simon. (1990) The Football Grounds of Europe.
Collins Willow.
Inglis, Simon. (1996) Football Grounds of Great Britain.
John, Geraint, Rod Sheard (1994). Stadia : A
Design and Development Guide. Butterworth Architecture, 1994.
Lowry, Philip J. (1993). Green
Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 27 Major League,
Negro League Ballparks Past and Present.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Articles
Author Unknown (1971). The Stadium:
All-American Mounment. Progressive
Architecture, Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Chema, Thomas V. (1996). When
professional sports justify the subsidy, a reply to Robert A.
Baade. Journal of Urban Affairs,
18(1): pps. 19-22.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The
Skydome's Story. MacLean's
June: pp. 40-43.
Gunts, Edward (1992). Grand stand. Architecture,
June: pps. 64-71.
Gunts, Edward (1992). Practice: Sports
Architecture Firms. Architecture,
July: pps. 87-93.
Inglis, Simon. (1990). Ahead of the Game.
Architectural Journal
June 6: pp. 37-47. (Excellent Article on European Football
Stadia)
Landecker, Heidi (1995). Steeling Home. Architecture,
April: pp. 58-66.
McGraw, Dan (1996). Playing the Stadium
Game. US News and World Report,
June 3:pp. 46-51.
Pearson, Clifford A. (1991). Cracker Jack
Palace. (New Comiskey Park Stadium Review). Architectural
Record, June: pp. 62, 66-67.
Prowler, Donald (1992). Baltimore hits
home with new baseball park. Progressive
Architecture, June.
Steacy, Anne (1989). Domes of
distinction: Stadiums become symbols of urban success. MacLean's
June: pp. 46-47.
HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!!
Stadium and Arena Financing News: A
"Bond Buyer Publication" newsletter published by
American Banker Inc. that lists projects that have been built
recently, are in the development pipeline, or are currently being
planned. This newsletter includes information on major
professional sports projects (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL), minor league
sports projects, and arenas and stadiums being built or planned
for college and universities athletics. An ESSENTIAL resource for
anyone interested in current trends for sports project financing
and in the economics of sports in general. For info call Dan
Rubinetti at 212-803-8468.
Books
Baade, Robert (1987). Is There an Economic Rationale for
Subsidizing Sports Stadiums? . Chicago: Heartland Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1990). Sports Stadiums as "Wise
Investments": An Evaluation. Chicago: Heartland
Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1985). Comparison of Privately- and
Publicly- Owned Stadiums and Arenas . Heartland Policy Study
Number 6. Chicago: Heartland Institute.
Baim, Dean V. (1994). The Sports Stadium as a Municipal
Investment. Greenwood Publishing Group.
New!!Cagan,
Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field of
Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing
the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them.
Johns Hopkins University Press.
Noll, Roger (editor) (1974). Government and the Sports
Business. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Quirk, James and Rodney Fort. (1992,1997) Pay Dirt: The
Business of Professional Team Sports. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
Team Marketing Report. (Updated
Annually). Inside the Ownership of Professional Sports
Teams. Team Marketing Report: Chicago(?). (!)
Zimbalist, Andrew (1992). Baseball and Billions.
BasicBooks: New York.
Articles
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's Story.
MacLean's June: pp.
40-43.
Hefner, Frank L. (1990) Using Economic Models to
Measure the Impacts of Sports on Local Economies. Journal
of Sport and Social Issues 14(1): pp. 1-13.
Johnson, Arthur (1983). Municipal Administration and
the Sports Franchise Relocation Issue. Public
Administration Review, 43 (November): pps.
519-527.
Johnson, Arthur and Allen Sack (1996). Assessing the
Value of Sports Facilities: The Importance of Noneconomic
Factors. Economic Development Quarterly
10(4), p. 369.
Korman, Richard (1995). Full house: Big pro projects
top off steady demand for minor league, college jobs. ENR,
June 10: pp. 22-28.
Okner, Benjamin (1974). Subsidies of stadiums and
arenas. In Governments and Sports Business
edited by R. Noll. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
New!!Shubnell,
Lawrence D., John E. Petersen, and Collin B. Harris. (1985) The
Big Ticket: Financing a Professional Sports Facility. Government
Finance Review, June: pp. 7-11.
Newsletters
Stadium and Arena Financing News.
American Banker Inc: A Bond Buyer Publication. A monthly
newsletter available through Dan Rubinetti at 212-803-8468.
HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!!
Author Unknown (1971). The Stadium:
All-American Mounment. Progressive
Architecture, Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1988). Sports stadiums
and area development: A critical review. Economc Development
Quarterly, August: pps. 265-275.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1990). The impact of
stadiums and professional sports on metropolitan area
development. Growth and Change , Spring: pp. 1-14.
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
Bamberger, Rita J. and David W,. Parham (1984).
Leveraging amenity infrastructure: Indianapolis's economic
development strategy. Urban Land,
43 (November): pps. 12-18.
Chema, Thomas V. (1996). When professional sports
justify the subsidy, a reply to Robert A. Baade. Journal
of Urban Affairs, 18(1): pps. 19-22.
Petersen, David C. (1988). Thinking about a downtown
stadium for Baltimore. Urban Land,
September: pp.21-23.
Rosentraub, M. and S. Nunn (1978). Suburban city
investment in professional sports. American
Behavioral Scientist January/February: pps.
393-414.
Swallow, Stephen K., James J. Opaluch, and Thomas F.
Weaver (1992). Siting noxious facilities: An approach that
integrates technical, economic, and political considerations. Land
Economics, August: pps.283-301.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Books
Bale, John (1993). Sport,
Space, and the City. London: Routledge.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor
League Baseball and Local Economic Development.
University of Illinois Press.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home
Team: Professional Sports and the
American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
Duensing, Edward. (1989) The
Major League Baseball Stadium: Marketing and Siting
Considerations: A Bibliography. Vance
Bibliographies.
Farmer, Peter, Aaron Mulrooney, and Rob
Ammon, Jr. (1996). Sports Facility Planning and
Management. Fitness Information Technology. (!)
John, Geraint, Rod Sheard (1994). Stadia : A Design and
Development Guide. Butterworth Architecture, 1994.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey (Eds.) (1986). Government
and Sport: The Public Policy Issues . Totowa, N.J.: Rowman
and Allenheld.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Riess, Stephen (1989). "Urbanization,
Suburbanization, and the Business of Professional Team
Sports" in his book City Games.
Articles
Author Unknow (1971). The Stadium: All-American
Mounment. Progressive Architecture,
Volume 11(71): pp. 78-87.
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1988). Sports stadiums
and area development: A critical review. Economc Development
Quarterly, August: pps. 265-275.
Baade, Robert A. and Richard F. Dye (1990). The impact of
stadiums and professional sports on metropolitan area
development. Growth and Change , Spring: pp. 1-14.
Bamberger, Rita J. and David W,. Parham (1984).
Leveraging amenity infrastructure: Indianapolis's economic
development strategy. Urban Land,
43 (November): pps. 12-18.
Chapin, Timothy S. (1996). A new era of sports in the
Northwest: Sports facility location as a local economic
development strategy in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver. A paper
presented at the International Symposium on
Sport in the City Memphis, Tennessee,
November.
Chema, Thomas V. (1996). When professional sports
justify the subsidy, a reply to Robert A. Baade. Journal
of Urban Affairs, 18(1): pps. 19-22.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's Story.
MacLean's June: pp.
40-43.
Petersen, David C. (1988). Thinking about a downtown
stadium for Baltimore. Urban Land,
September: pp.21-23.
Rosentraub, M. and S. Nunn (1978). Suburban city
investment in professional sports. American
Behavioral Scientist January/February: pps.
393-414.
Steacy, Anne (1989). Domes of distinction: Stadiums
become symbols of urban success. MacLean's
June: pp. 46-47.
Stix, Gary (1993). Blackballing the inner city. Scientific
American, September: p.152.
Swallow, Stephen K., James J. Opaluch, and Thomas F.
Weaver (1992). Siting noxious facilities: An approach that
integrates technical, economic, and political considerations. Land
Economics, August: pps.283-301.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports, Convention, and
Entertainment Facilities. Urban Land Institute.
Books
Farmer, Peter, Aaron Mulrooney, and Rob
Ammon, Jr. (1996). Sports Facility Planning and
Management. Fitness Information Technology. (!)
Petersen, David C. (1989) Convention Centers, Stadiums,
and Arenas. Urban Land Institute.
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports, Convention, and
Entertainment Facilities. Urban Land Institute.
Articles
Books
Baade, Robert A. and Allen R. Sanderson (1997). "Minor
League Teams and Communities" in Roger Noll's and Andrew
Zimbalist's (Eds.) Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic
Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums. Washington, D.C.:
Brookings Institute.
Johnson, Arthur T.(1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports, Convention, and
Entertainment Facilities. Urban Land Institute.
Articles
New!!Johnson,
Arthur T. (1990). Professional Baseball at the Minor Legue Level:
Considerations for Cities Large and Small. State
and Local Government Review, June: pp.
90-96.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur T. (1991). Local government, minor league baseball, and
economic development strategies. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(4) November: pp.
313-324.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur (1993). Rethinking the Sport-City Relationship: In search
of Partnership. Journal of Sport Management
7(1), p. 61.
New!!Jossi,
Frank (1998). Take me out to the ball game: Going bonkers over
minor league baseball. Planning, May,
p. 4-9.
Korman, Richard (1995). Full house: Big pro projects
top off steady demand for minor league, college jobs. ENR,
June 10: pp. 22-28.
New!!Rosentraub,
Mark S. and David Swindell. (1991) "Just Say No?" The
Economic and Political Realities of a Small City's Investment in
Minor League Baseball. Economic Development
Quarterly, 5(2) May: pp. 152-167.
Zipp, John (1996). The Economic Impact of the
Baseball Strike of 1994. Urban Affairs Review
32(2), Nov., p. 157.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports,
Convention, and Entertainment Facilities.
Urban Land Institute.
Books
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
Farmer, Peter, Aaron Mulrooney, and Rob
Ammon, Jr. (1996). Sports Facility Planning and
Management. Fitness Information Technology. (!)
John, Geraint, Rod Sheard (1994). Stadia : A Design and
Development Guide. Butterworth Architecture, 1994.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey (Eds.) (1986). Government
and Sport: The Public Policy Issues . Totowa, N.J.: Rowman
and Allenheld.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Petersen, David C. (1989) Convention Centers, Stadiums,
and Arenas. Urban Land Institute.
Petersen, David C. (1996) Sports, Convention, and
Entertainment Facilities. Urban Land Institute.
Articles
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Bamberger, Rita J. and David W,. Parham (1984).
Leveraging amenity infrastructure: Indianapolis's economic
development strategy. Urban Land,
43 (November): pps. 12-18.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's Story.
MacLean's June: pp.
40-43.
Hefner, Frank L. (1990) Using Economic Models to
Measure the Impacts of Sports on Local Economies. Journal
of Sport and Social Issues 14(1): pp. 1-13.
Johnson, Arthur (1986). Economic and Policy
Implications of Hosting Sports Franchises: Lessons from
Baltimore. Urban Affairs Quarterly,
21 (March): pps. 411-434.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur T. (1991). Local government, minor league baseball, and
economic development strategies. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(4) November: pp.
313-324.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur (1993). Rethinking the Sport-City Relationship: In search
of Partnership. Journal of Sport Management
7(1), p. 61.
Johnson, Arthur and Allen Sack (1996). Assessing the
Value of Sports Facilities: The Importance of Noneconomic
Factors. Economic Development Quarterly
10(4), p. 369.
Knack, Ruth E. (1986). Stadiums: The right game plan? Planning,
September: pps. 6-11.
Rosentraub, M. and S. Nunn (1978). Suburban city
investment in professional sports. American
Behavioral Scientist January/February: pps.
393-414.
Rosentraub, Mark et al. (1994). Sport and downtown
development strategy: If you build it, will jobs come?. Journal
of Urban Affairs Vol. 16(30): pp. 221-239.
Steacy, Anne (1989). Domes of distinction: Stadiums
become symbols of urban success. MacLean's
June: pp. 46-47.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
New!!Betzold, Michael and Ethan Casey (1997). Queen
of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story.
Northmont Publishing Company, Inc. West Bloomfield. IL.
New!!Brown, Clyde and David M. Paul. (1999).
Local Organized Interests and the 1996 Cincinnati Sports Stadia
Tax Referendum, Journal of Sport and Social
Isssues, 23(2), pp. 218-237.
New!!Cagan,
Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field of
Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home Team: Professional
Sports and the American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey (Eds.) (1986). Government
and Sport: The Public Policy Issues . Totowa, N.J.: Rowman
and Allenheld.
Johnson, Arthur T. (1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
New!!Keating,
W. Dennis (1996). "Cleveland: The "Comeback City":
The Politics of Redevelopment and Sports Stadiums Amidst Urban
Decline" in Reconstructing Urban Regime Theory :
Regulating Urban Politics in a Global Economy by Mickey
Lauria (Ed.) Altamira Press.
Klobuchar, Amy. (1982). Uncovering the Dome.
Waveland Press, Inc.: Prospect Heights, IL.
New!!Kuklick,
Bruce (1993). To Every Thing a Season: Shibe Park and Urban
Philadelphia, 1906-1976.
New!!Miller,
James Edward. (1990) The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants
and Profits in Baltimore. The University of North Carolina
Press: Chapel Hill, NC.
Pelissereo, John P., Beth M. Henschen, and Edward L. Sidlow
(1991). Urban Regimes, Sports Stadiums, and the Politics of
Economic Development Agendas in Chicago. Policy Studies
Review, Spring/Summer 10(2/3): pp. 117-129.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Books
New!!Bale,
John and Olof Moen (eds). (1996) The Stadium
and the City. Keele University Press.
Baylon, David (1973). Making the Majors: A Case Study of
Seattle Decision Making. An unpublished master's thesis.
Seattle: University of Washington.
New!!Betzold, Michael and Ethan Casey (1997). Queen
of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story.
Northmont Publishing Company, Inc. West Bloomfield. IL.
New!!Cagan,
Joanna and Neil deMause (1998). Field of
Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into
Private Profit. Common Courage Press:
Monroe, Maine.
Danielson, Michael (1997). Home Team: Professional
Sports and the American Metropolis. Princeton University
Press: Princeton, NJ.
DeLeon, Richard E. (1992) Left Coast City: Progressive
Politics in San Francisco: 1975-1991. Focus upon chapters 7
and 8.
Euchner, Charles C. (1993) Playing the Field: Why Sports
Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them. Johns Hopkins
University Press.
New!!Greenberg,
Martin J. and James T. Gray. (1996). The Stadium Game.
National Sports Law Institute: Marquette University Law School.
Johnson, Arthur T. and James H. Frey (Eds.) (1986). Government
and Sport: The Public Policy Issues . Totowa, N.J.: Rowman
and Allenheld.
Johnson, Arthur T. (1995). Minor League Baseball and Local
Economic Development. University of Illinois Press.
New!!Judd,
Dennis and Susan Fainstein (eds.) (Forthcoming) Places for
Play: The Remaking of Cities for Tourists. New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
Klobuchar, Amy. (1982). Uncovering the Dome.
Waveland Press, Inc.: Prospect Heights, IL.
New!!Miller,
James Edward. (1990) The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants
and Profits in Baltimore. The University of North Carolina
Press: Chapel Hill, NC.
Noll, Roger (editor) (1974). Government and the Sports
Business. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Noll, Roger and Andrew Zimbalist (Eds.). (1997) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums,
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute.
Riess, Stephen (1989). "Urbanization,
Suburbanization, and the Business of Professional Team
Sports" in his book City Games.
Rosentraub, Mark (1997) Major League Losers: The Real
Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It. Basic Books.
Schimmel, K. S., A. G. Ingham, and J. W. Howell (1993). Professional
team sport and the American city: Urban politics and franchise
relocation. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Shropshire, Kenneth L. (1995). The Sports Franchise Game:
Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and
Arenas. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Articles
Author Unknown (1973). It's Promoters vs. Taxpayers:
The Superstadium Game. Fortune,
March: pp. 104-107, 178, 180, 182.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Professional sports as catalysts for
metropolitan economic development. Journal of Urban Affairs,
18(1): pps. 1-17.
Baade, Robert A. (1996). Stadium subsidies make little
economic sense for cities, a rejoinder. Journal of Urban
Affairs, 18(1): pps. 33-37.
Bamberger, Rita J. and David W,. Parham (1984).
Leveraging amenity infrastructure: Indianapolis's economic
development strategy. Urban Land,
43 (November): pps. 12-18.
Chapin, Timothy S. (1996). Deja view: Seattle
undertakes the stadium provision process again. A paper presented
at the International Symposium on Sport in
the City Memphis, Tennessee, November.
New!!Fainstein,
Susan and Robert Stokes (1998). Space for play: The impacts of
entertainment development on New York City. Economic
Development Quarterly: 12(2), May: pp.
150-165.
Fulton, William (1988). Deperately seeking sports
teams. Governing, 1
(March): pps. 34-40.
Gray, Malcolm (1989). Play Ball!: The Skydome's Story.
MacLean's June: pp.
40-43.
Johnson, Arthur (1983). Municipal Administration and
the Sports Franchise Relocation Issue. Public
Administration Review, 43 (November): pps.
519-527.
Johnson, Arthur (1985). The Sports Franchise
Relocation Issue and Public Policy Responses. In Government
and Sport: the Public Policy Issues edited
by Arthur T. Johnson and James H. Frey.
Johnson, Arthur (1986). Economic and Policy
Implications of Hosting Sports Franchises: Lessons from
Baltimore. Urban Affairs Quarterly,
21 (March): pps. 411-434.
New!!Johnson,
Arthur (1993). Rethinking the Sport-City Relationship: In search
of Partnership. Journal of Sport Management
7(1), p. 61.
New!!Keating,
W. Dennis (1996). "Cleveland: The "Comeback City":
The Politics of Redevelopment and Sports Stadiums Amidst Urban
Decline" in Reconstructing Urban Regime
Theory : Regulating Urban Politics in a Global Economy by
Mickey Lauria (Ed.) Altamira Press.
Knack, Ruth E. (1986). Stadiums: The right game plan? Planning,
September: pps. 6-11.
Lipsitz, G. (1984). Sports stadia and urban development: A
tale of three cities. Journal of Sport and Social Issues
8(2), pps. 1-18.
Pelissereo, John P., Beth M. Henschen, and Edward L. Sidlow
(1991). Urban Regimes, Sports Stadiums, and the Politics of
Economic Development Agendas in Chicago. Policy Studies
Review, Spring/Summer 10(2/3): pp. 117-129.
Petersen, David C. (1988). Thinking about a downtown stadium
for Baltimore. Urban Land, September: pp.21-23.
Rosentraub, M. and S. Nunn (1978). Suburban city investment
in professional sports. American Behavioral Scientist
January/February: pps. 393-414.
Rosentraub, Mark S. and David Swindell. (1991)
"Just Say No?" The Economic and Political Realities of
a Small City's Investment in Minor League Baseball. Economic
Development Quarterly, 5(2) May: pp.
152-167.
Rosentraub, Mark et al. (1994). Sport and downtown
development strategy: If you build it, will jobs come?. Journal
of Urban Affairs Vol. 16(30): pp. 221-239.
Sage, G.H. (1993). Stealing home: Political, economic, and
media power in a publicly funded baseball stadium in Denver. Journal
of Sport and Social Issues 17(2), pps. 110-124.
New!!Swindell,
David and Mark S. Rosentraub (1998). Who
benefits from the presence of professional sports teams? The
implications for public funding of stadiums and arenas. Public
Administration Review, Jan/Feb 58(1): pp.
11-20.
Whitson, D., and D. Macintosh (1993). Becoming a world-class
city: Hallmark events and sports franchises in the growth
strategies of western Canadian cities. Sociology of Sport
Journal 10(3), p. 221.
Andelman, Bob (1992). Stadium for Rent: Tampa Bay's Quest
for Major League Baseball. New York: McFarland and Company.
Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A
Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards,
and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. McFarland & Company,
Incorporated, Publishers.
Gershman, Michael (1993). Diamonds: The Evolution of the
Ballpark. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Inglis, Simon. (1990) The Football Grounds of Europe.
Collins Willow.
Inglis, Simon. (1996) Football Grounds of Great Britain.
Lowry, Philip J. (1993). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate
Celebration of All 27 Major League, Negro League Ballparks Past
and Present. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Ramirez, Gustavo (1991) Football in Ecuador:The Grounds
and History. Soccer Book Publishing Ltd.
Richmond, Peter (1993) Ballpark: Camden Yards and the
Building of an American Dream. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Ritter, Lawrence S. (1992) Lost Ballparks: A Celebration
of Baseballs' Legendary Fields. Viking Penguin.
Toman, James A. (1991) Cleveland Stadium: Sixty Years of
Memories. Cleveland Landmarks Press, Inc.
Twydell, Dave (1991). Football League: Grounds for a
Change.
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New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
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New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. 2nd Edition.
1A. Roger Noll and Andrew Zimbalist's (Eds.) Sports,
Jobs, and Taxes (1997)
When I finally get my PhD and teach a course on sports
stadia, this book will no doubt be one of the required texts. A
compilation of studies, literature reviews, and case studies,
this edited volume provides a comprehensive overview of the
myriad of issues surrounding these controversial, expensive,
often ill-conceived projects. The chapters are written by some of
the foremost thinkers on the topic, including Noll, Zimbalist,
Rosentraub, Baade, Swindell, Quirk, Zimmerman, and Zipp.
1B. Michael Danielson's Home Team (1997)
This is an excellent book that introduces and discusses the
political, economic, and cultural relationships between
professional sports teams and their home cities. Painstakingly
researched and very well written, Danielson has provided a
"textbook" of sorts for people interested in the
politics and economics surrounding sports facilities. If asked
what one book one should read to get an overview of the issues, I
would immediately point to Home Team.
2. Mark Rosentraub's Major League Losers (1997)
Another wonderful discussion of the issues, but from a
distinct public policy perspective. Rosentraub's case studies
illuminate many different facets of the debate surrounding public
investment into professional sports. The author also provides a
number of avenues to addressing the skyrocketing public costs for
these facilities.
3. David Petersen's Sports Convention and Entertainment
Facilities (1997)
Published by the Urban Land Institute, Petersen's book is an
excellent introduction to the planning, design, and management of
all types of cultural facilities including stadia and arenas. A
must have for the newcomer to this field. There are also brief
case studies of over seventy projects spread throughout the
world.
4. Arthur Johnson's Minor League Sports and Local Economic
Development (1995)
Johnson approaches this topic from the perspective of smaller
cities that play host to minor league baseball. A very
illuminating look at the issues from an economic developers
perspective. One of the few studies to look at these problems for
cities outside the major league level. Required reading for
economic developers interested in recreational or tourism related
development
5. Charles Euchner's Playing the Field (1993)
Playing the Field provides an incisive look at the
politics of the debate, utilizing a nice set of in-depth case
studies of Oakland, Baltimore, and Chicago. Euchner analyzes the
debate with a very critical eye and provides some possible public
policy options for government in the face of growing
sports-related costs.
6. Amy Klobuchar's Uncovering the Dome (1982)
This is a real gem of a book that traces the fascinating and
amazing story behind the development of Minneapolis' Metrodome.
The political volleyball and handwringing surrounding the over
ten year development process for the Metrodome is painstakingly
detailed by the author. This excellent case study provides
tremendous insight into the political dealmaking and gamesmanship
often necessary for these projects to proceed.
7. Michael Gershman's Diamonds: The Evolution of a
Ballpark (1993)
This book traces the evolution of the baseball
"ballpark" in wonderful detail. Littered with hundreds
of photographs, Gershman's Diamonds traces the ballpark
from its early, free-form days, through the mega-stadiums and
domes of the sixties and seventies, all the way to the new
"traditional" ballparks best embodied by Baltimore's
Camden Yards. A wonderful addition to the library of anyone
interested in sports facilities.
8. Peter Richmond's Ballpark: Camden Yards and the
Building of an American Dream (1993)
Wholly unlike any of the other books on this list, Richmond
writes from the perspective of a reporter tracing the human side
of the design, planning, and construction of a new stadium. The
stories he tells are fascinating and remind us that these stadia
are not just bricks and mortar projects, but controversial and
beloved structures that involve human beings with feelings,
personal interests, and their own image of what a stadium (and
city) should be
9. John Bale's Sport, Space, and the City (1993)
An offering from the preeminent British scholar on sports and
geography. This was one of the first books I came across when I
became interested in sports stadia. It presents a general
overview of many issues related to stadium development including
the evolution of the sports space, hooliganism, and the
performance boost to home teams, from a decidedly European
perspective. A very useful book indeed.
10. USA Today's The Complete Four Sports Stadium Guide (1996).
A very useful reference source for people or organization
interested in this topic. It has a brief description of each
stadium or arena and provides some interesting facts and figures
about each facility. Some other information, like facility
financing or number of suites and club seats would be nice, but
the Four Sports Guide is "required reading" for
the stadium researcher.
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