| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Boosting Edmonton: Hockey and the Promotion of the City, 1894-1977 -- The Blue Line and the Bottom Line: Peter Pocklington, the EIGLP, and the Business of Hockey in Edmonton, 1977-2005 -- Preparing the Political Terrain -- Making the Team -- Power Plays -- Shut Out -- Show Me the Money -- End Game? -- The Beat Goes On -- Head Games -- Lobbying the Province, Slamming Northlands -- The Art of the Deal? -- Epilogue: The Oilers Get a New Arena, So the Flames Want One, Too |
| Summary |
"When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Professional Hockey, Sport, Arena, Stadium, Infrastructure, Ice, Decision Making, Tax Payer, Public Policy, Urban, City, Boosterism, Economy, Economic Development, Community, Consultation, Political Process, Advocacy, Profit, Public Private Partnerships, P3, History, Edmonton, Arena Deal, NHL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 05, 2019) |
| Subject |
Arenas -- Alberta -- Edmonton -- Finance
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Arenas -- Economic aspects -- Alberta -- Edmonton
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City planning -- Alberta -- Edmonton
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Public-private sector cooperation -- Alberta -- Edmonton
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Hockey.
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City planning
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Public-private sector cooperation
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Alberta -- Edmonton
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mills, David, 1952- author
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McCulloch, Linda Sloan, 1960- author
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| ISBN |
9781772124941 |
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177212494X |
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9781772124958 |
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1772124958 |
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9781772124965 |
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1772124966 |
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