Urbanities,
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May 2013
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upon the short-sighted assumption that creating an aesthetically pleasing entertainment
location is tantamount to creating a desirable location for sustainable family life.
Dr Iain Lindsay is Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow at Brunel University. His
primary
research focus surrounds the use of sport as a tool for socio-economic modification. To date
his research has considered this broad topic in diverse inter-disciplinary themes primarily
through ethnography. Dr Lindsay's primary research interests include mega-events, sport for
international development, social movements, urban modification, gangs, youth cultures and
subcultures, policing and security, urban cleansing and research methods.
