The Celebration Chronicles
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Property, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Sociology
| Author: | Andrew Ross, Ph.D. | ISBN: | 9780307788467 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | March 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Ross, Ph.D. |
| ISBN: | 9780307788467 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books |
| Language: | English |
Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes, and front-loaded with an ultraprogressive school, hospital, and high-tech infrastructure, Celebration was to offer a fresh start in a world gone wrong. Yet behind the picket fences, gleaming facades, and "Kodak moment" streetscapes, Ross discovered a real place with real problems, and not a theme park village cooked up by the Imagineers. Compelling and wide-ranging in its analysis, The Celebration Chronicles provides a startlingly fresh perspective on the link between contemporary urban planning and corporate bottom lines.
Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes, and front-loaded with an ultraprogressive school, hospital, and high-tech infrastructure, Celebration was to offer a fresh start in a world gone wrong. Yet behind the picket fences, gleaming facades, and "Kodak moment" streetscapes, Ross discovered a real place with real problems, and not a theme park village cooked up by the Imagineers. Compelling and wide-ranging in its analysis, The Celebration Chronicles provides a startlingly fresh perspective on the link between contemporary urban planning and corporate bottom lines.
