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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discourse and Urban Development: Contestation Over Riverboat Casinos in Two Midwestern Cities
Abstract
dc:descriptionThis research combines geographic inquiry along with a content analysis of local and national media in order to demonstrate the importance of discourse in the creation of public consent. In order to carry out this research, two cities that considered legalized gambling were selected; one that adopted a riverboat casino and one that rejected such a proposal. By setting up a comparative case study of two similarly situated cities in central Illinois, it is possible to examine how the crafting and control of language, when tied to local growth coalitions and sense of place, can be use to help determine the outcome of riverboat casino legislation.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Geography
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Sharp, John Inman
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Wilson, David
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3199139
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85148