What are the Issues with moving stadia?

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What are the Issues with moving stadia?

• A presentation at University of Staffordshire by
  Charles Spring University of Derby Buxton

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Presentation format

• Context
• Research outline
• Methods
• Findings/discussion
• Issues
• Government lead opportunities/problems?
• Conclusions

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Context

• Previous work
• Research focus
• Wider Implications
• Key words Regeneration, Socio-cultural impacts,
  sport and urban regeneration, community
  participation, community cohesion, football
  stadia, community pride

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Outline of research and Methods

• Research conducted in a range of locations
• Uniformity of approach
• Range of Qualitative approaches
• Issues encountered

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Findings and discussion

• City of Manchester stadium from The stadium Guide
• Key centres
• Common issues old stadia, regeneration.
• Reasons for moves local authority
  encouragement/strategic plans, bigger better
  stadia
• Key Findings of research

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Key Findings

• Pictures of Baseball Ground and Pride Park from
  Stadium Guide
• Positive and Negative Attributes
• Re-use of Brownfield sites
• New redevelopment sites created

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Key Findings

• Positive
• New stadia and facilities
• New Infrastructure
• Access to resources

• Negative
• Loss of open space
• Impacts of new/changed physical resources
• Loss of Identity

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Key Findings

• Social Inclusion
• Government agenda
• Other key impacts
• Conclusions

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