Exploring Spatial Justice: A Case of Taipei Dome Complex
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Chan, Chun-Chieh
Abstract
This thesis analyzes green discourse and environment protection as political mobilization in lately production of urban public space by the construction of Taipei Dome and how the political mobilization focusing on Dome as an indoor baseball stadium is comparatively so strong that the green park discourse is excluded. I apply the idea from Soja(2010), which publish the triple dialect in historicality-sociality-spatiality.
Baseball is not only a professional sport but also a symbol of nationalism, so dome is necessary in rainy Taiwan. However, the baseball market in Taiwan is unable to feet the need of dome. On top of that, it cast ten years in the selection of site for politic and budget. In the end, government choose Songshan Tabaco Factory and constructed it by BOT(build, operate, translate). But, owing to lack of negotiation and mindless decision, local residents and environmental group apply to reserve the place as city central park for living quality, environmental friendly and place context.
Therefore, this research handle why mayors try every possible way to construct dome in short of need? Why by BOT? What is the connection between local residents and environmental groups? What are the conflicts between local government, company, local residents and environmental groups. Finally, how the need of park is comparatively weaker the the discourse of dome to answer the mobilization and spatial imagination in urban public space?
The conclusion is as followed: local government would construct dome under the pressure of election and city competition; the reason why take BOT as construction way is to take care of managing efficiency, central-local government relation and budget check. In the interaction between actors, local government retreat its responsibility. There is potential mistrust in local residents and environmental groups to government. The park discourse is comparatively weaker for the ultimate state power, legitimacy of planning and the supreme idea of pursuit of real state.
Subjects
Dome
Park
Public-private partnership
Urban public space
Spatial imagination and practice
Type
thesis
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