Reversing urban decline : why and how sports, entertainment, and culture turn cities into major league winners

Urban change, a loss of centrality, and new destinies for downtowns -- Planned development vs. organic change: tools in the effort to revitalize central cities and downtown areas -- Indianapolis as the broker city -- Shared risk, shared returns: San Diego's unique partnership for a ballpark and a new downtown neighborhood -- A white elephant, an arena, and revitalization: using location and the glitz of L.A. LIVE to rebuild a downtown area -- Columbus, a successful new neighborhood, but a struggling arena and NHL franchise -- Rebounding in the mountain west: Denver and the strategy for matching suburban growth rates and sustaining job levels in a downtown area -- Can a city win when losing? Cleveland and the building of sports, cultural, and entertainment facilities in the midst of population declines and job losses -- Maintaining downtowns in smaller cities: can little brothers in the shadow of larger cities lead revitalization efforts with sports, entertainment, and the arts? -- Reversing urban decline: the role for sports, culture, and entertainment and what is required to turn subsidies into strategic investments