To Build or Not to Build

Examining the Public Discourse Regarding St. Petersburg’s Stadium Plan

Bibliographic Data

ID7513448
AuthorsMichael Mondello (corresponding author), Richard W Schwester, Brad R Humphreys (0000-0003-0099-7237)
Year2009
Volume2
Issue4
Pages432-450
Publication date2009-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Sport Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1936-3907 • E-ISSN: 1936-3915
PublisherHuman Kinetics (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1123/ijsc.2.4.432
OpenAlexW2155631520
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays have proposed constructing a facility on the St. Petersburg waterfront. The projected cost of this stadium is $450 million, which will be financed partially by the Rays’ ownership. The remaining cost will be financed through tax revenues generated from the private redevelopment of Tropicana Field—the Rays’ current facility. Using content analysis, this article examines the public discourse regarding the proposed stadium. A pillar of controversy surrounding the stadium plan centers on opportunity-cost issues. Furthermore, in the context of the public-good argument, there is empirical evidence among bloggers that the stadium would stimulate awareness, improve the city’s image, or simply give the city a platform to showcase its amenities. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of the prevailing themes characterizing support for or opposition to this stadium plan and generate testable research hypotheses

Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Empirical research · Interactive kiosk · League · Opposition (politics · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Stadium · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · History · Law · Public Administration

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