Towards a More Enabling Representation

Framing an Emergent Conceptual Approach to Measure Social Conditions Following Mega-Event Transformation in Manaus, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID3817854
AuthorsNicholas Wise (0000-0002-4154-8932, Liverpool John Moores University UK, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume38
Issue3
Pages300-316
Publication date2019-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/blar.12775
OpenAlexW2906834510
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited58

This paper presents a conceptual and methodological approach for researching social conditions to understand how urban change and development affects a community and its residents. Manaus, in Brazil's Amazonia region, received much criticism after US$300 million that was spent on a 40,000+ seat (upgraded) stadium in a city with no regular sporting tournaments. This paper positions the need to look beyond tangible features and assess social impacts based on community perceptions using ethnography to locate local meanings of social transformation. Attention is needed in communities adjacent to new stadium developments in Manaus to understand inclusion, exclusion and social leveraging

Conceptual framework · Epistemology · Ethnography · Framing (construction · Geography · Mega · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Stadium · The Conceptual Framework · Anthropology · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

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