 | Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares: Speed Merchants, Spectacle, and the Struggle over Public Space in The World Class City Subjects: City planning -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Citizen participation; Public spaces -- British Columbia -- Vancouver; Automobile racing -- British Columbia -- Vancouver; Sports and tourism -- British Columbia -- Vancouver; Hastings Park (Vancouver B.C; Lowes examines the conflict that arose between a Vancouver community and the civic boosters who wanted to move the Molson Indy Vancouver motorsport event to their neighbourhood park. Lowes Mark Douglas : Mark Douglas Lowes is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa. |
