Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"Stadiums"”.
-
Greening stadiums : study of environmentally responsible methods of building and retro-fitting stadiums
Sustainable development for stadiums and arenas is a recent topic gaining interest throughout professional sports ownership groups worldwide. Stadiums have lagged behind in understanding the best practices surrounding the analysis and implementation of green building techniques due to their unique …
-
Print Media's Treatment of Corporate-Named Stadiums vs. Historically-Named Stadiums in Major-League Baseball Game Stories.
… use of historical names vs. corporate names of stadiums by newspapers in Major League Baseball game stories. The study includes a sample of stories from seven major league teams from the first season that each team played in a corporate-named stadium after playing the preceding year in a …
-
Design for reuse : post occupancy of Olympic stadiums
… return to serve the host city's needs. But the stadiums are largely freestanding objects that compete with pre-existing residential fields for the occupancy of local teams. These local teams often favor smaller arenas that are less maintenance-intensive and are more widely accessible due to …
-
Evolution in the design and construction of stadiums
Stadiums have carried through time, from ancient to modem, a common identity in the design concept, reflected through similarities in shape, structural elements, materials and methods of construction. The earliest design models appeared with the Greeks starting the eighth century B.C. and were …
-
American (Ise): On the Lifecycle of Stadiums in the United States
… of short lifespans that has plagued American stadiums since the post-war era. A broad survey of these structures reveals an average lifespan of just three decades—a startlingly brief tenure for buildings of their scale and significance. These stadiums also follow a distinctive model of …
-
Die Verhouding tussen die etiese en die redigieuse stadiums by Soren Kierkegaard
… wat bedoel word met die etiese en die religieuse stadiums in die werke van Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). Wat is die verband tussen hierdie twee stadiums? Hoe vind die oorgang van die een na die ander plaas? Op 'n krities-analitiese wyse word die verskillende synstrukture, kategoriee, begrippe en …
-
The Experiential Aspects of Sport Stadiums: An Examination of Emotion and Memory
Sport stadiums have become important municipal and cultural landmarks within American society. Although their primary function is to serve as the spaces within which our favorite athletes and teams compete, we often imbue stadiums with a level of significance beyond their primary function. As …
-
MEGA-Event Stadiums as vehicles for urban transformation : an argument for integration
… efforts can expand the life and viability of the stadiums both during the event and long after, by supporting the every-day life of their communities.
-
It takes a ballpark village : stadiums, coalitions, and growth in two cities
The typical stadium development story features a City interested in investing in its future. The City looks to a new ballpark to spark revitalization, provide new jobs and industry, and increase civic pride. Yet, academic research suggests that the City is looking in the wrong place. Economic and …
-
Covering the bases : variations in the arguments to justify publicly-funded baseball stadiums
… arguments that were used to justify new baseball stadiums in St. Louis and Pittsburgh. The results indicated that St. Louis exhibited a heavy focus on economic arguments, while in Pittsburgh most of the arguments were based on intangible benefits. While many of the same arguments were used in both …
-
Do Professional Sports Franchises And Professional Sports Stadiums Have Any Effect On Employment In A City?
With the increasing involvement of state and local governments in the professional sports industry over the last quarter of a century, the debate has arisen over whether the luring of a professional sports franchise or the construction of a stadium for a professional sports franchise provides any …
-
Evolution of stadium design/
Stadiums are more than just facilities for organized sport; they offer a gathering site for people with shared interest, provide economic benefits to the surrounding community, and most importantly represent the advancements in architecture and engineering. When stadiums were first developed, their …
-
United Stadium: Envisioning a Truly Urban Stadium
… where the crowds gather, history is made. With stadiums providing a stage for over 100,000 people at one time, it is easy to associate a stadium with this thought. Since the function that stadiums hold is so important to us as people, shouldn't our stadiums reflect the importance of the function …
-
The fate of the white elephant : an evaluation and analysis of the factors which determine demolition or continued use of major league stadiums and arenas in North America
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
-
Public Gains: A stadium for the people
… of the situation, team owners have designed stadiums to capitalize financially as much as possible. These newly designed stadiums, along with the rise of the automobile, have been moved from downtown to the suburbs, providing owners more space for seats, larger parking lots, and ultimately …
-
Exploring flexibility in stadium design
… consequently, such venues, particularly the stadiums, have regained their importance as city icons. In the past, Olympic Games have fostered the creation of "white elephants"- large numbers of elaborate stadiums and infrastructures, whose full capacity would not be utilized after the events …
-
The American ballpark : a structural perspective
… brought great attention to the design of these stadiums. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the history of the American ballpark through the 20th century, and to compare the structural systems of the different ballparks. This evolution is quite evident in the city of Philadelphia, where …
-
A Department of the Modern University: Discipline, Manliness, and Football in American Intellectual Culture, 1869--1929
… and tenure, athletic departments built massive stadiums that served as spaces of consumer spectacle. These arenas ultimately comprised a liminal cultural space in which meaning was not subject to academic control. Stadiums were thus concrete representations of modern intellectual fragmentation …
-
LA PARTITA DEGLI SPALTI. RELAZIONI TRA TIFOSERIE E CRIMINALITA' ORGANIZZATA NEL CALCIO MODERNO.
… attempts a complex analysis of the world of stadiums, fans, and organized groups in the stands, the interconnections between these actors and social phenomena, and the broader urban context in which sporting events and fan activities take place.
Page 1 of 4