TY  - JOUR
AU  - Alpenberg, Jan
A2  - Alpenberg, Jan
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Bauplanung
KW  - Einfluss, sozialer
KW  - Einflussnahme, politische
KW  - Eishockey
KW  - Eissporthalle
KW  - Finanzierung
KW  - Investition
KW  - Kommerzialisierung
KW  - Professionalisierung
KW  - Schweden
KW  - Sportpolitik
KW  - Sportsoziologie
KW  - Sportstätte
KW  - Sportstättenbau
KW  - Sportökonomie
LA  - eng
TI  - Motives and structure behind capital investments in ice hockey arenas : the Swedish way
TT  - Motive und Struktur hinter Kapitalinvestitionen in Eishockeystadien : der schwedische Weg
PY  - 2020
N2  - An unprecedented number of large ice hockey arenas were built in Sweden between 2000-2014. This study explores the motives and rationale behind these capital investments in Swedish ice hockey arenas. Based on a multiple data-gathering method, this research concludes that capital investments in sport arenas are primarily driven by the need for rationalization and improvement of events, increasing societal image building through sport and an increasing focus on social enrichment in the competition for attracting citizens and companies to municipalities. Close collaborations between local politicians, club executives and entrepreneurs have provided creative financial solutions for the new arenas. The ice hockey arena projects have been legitimized from a societal perspective through either overly optimistic or manipulated sophisticated capital investment methods, which provided the necessary support for the political decision rationale that has been dominating these projects. A consequence of the arena projects, is an increased commercialization and professionalization of Swedish hockey.
L2  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2020.1696527
DO  - 10.1080/17430437.2020.1696527
SP  - S. 416-432
SN  - 1743-0437
JO  - Sport in society
IS  - 3
VL  - 23
M3  - Elektronische Ressource (online)
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
ID  - PU202005003232
ER  -