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来源

CITIES,Vol.85,P.196-202

语言

英文

关键字

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games; Urban space; Consumption; Live Zones; Affective atmospheres; MEGA-EVENTS; URBAN; SECURITY

作者单位

[McGillivray, David] Univ West Scotland, Sch Media Culture & Soc, Paisley Campus,High St, Paisley PA1 2BE, Renfrew, Scotland. McGillivray, D (reprint author), Univ West Scotland, Sch Media Culture & Soc, Paisley Campus,High St, Paisley PA1 2BE, Renfrew, Scotland. E-Mail: david.mcgillivray@uws.ac.uk

标签

城市文化,城市空间 | 英国

摘要

Specially-designed, temporary festive spaces designed to accommodate spectators and visitors have become commonplace when hosting major and mega sporting events but to date they have received very little academic attention in the urban policy or planning fields. In this paper I explore the development of a 'Live City' concept that organisers in Glasgow operationalised during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Empirically, I draw on fieldwork undertaken before, during and after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, including documentary analysis, semi-structured interviews, and observation of the four managed Live Zones operational during the event. Findings suggest that the concept of the Live City operationalised at G2014 represents a subtle, yet effective, means of further embedding capital accumulation processes in the urban setting. The Live City concept is reflective of a trend toward the staging of atmospheres as an urban policy tool. In effect, event visitors are welcomed to a fantasy city that only ever exists temporarily, staged for the benefit of others' consumption, The Live City is managed and assembled to prioritise affective atmospheres, reimagining the entire city centre as a venue to be experienced, mediated and replicated in the future when other major spectacles are attracted. 在举办大型和超大型体育赛事时，专门为观众和游客设计临时观赛空间已经是一种司空见惯的做法了，但迄今为止，在城市政策或规划领域，它们几乎没有受到学术界的关注。本文中，我探讨了格拉斯哥的体育赛事组织者在主办2014年格拉斯哥英联邦运动会期间实施的“活力城市”概念的发展。我从实证角度出发，考察了2014年格拉斯哥英联邦运动会举行之前、之中和之后的所展开的各种实地调查工作，包括文献分析、半结构式采访，以及在赛事期间对投入运营的四个托管活力区的观察。研究结果表明，G2014期间推行的“活力城市”的概念，代表着一种微妙而有效的方式，它可以进一步将资本积累过程嵌入到城市环境中。“活力城市”的概念反映了这样一种趋势，即将氛围作为城市政策的一个工具。实际上赛事参观者被欢迎来到一个神奇的城市，这个城市只是暂时存在的，它是为了吸引别人的消费而打造的，活力城市需要加以管理和包装，重点是要营造出一种情感氛围，重塑整个城市中心，未来，当举行其他大型赛事时，人们自然会想到自己曾经有过的体验，从而模仿和复制一个赛场。