"Stadia Arenas and Grandstands: Design, Construction and Operation" ed. by P.D. Thompson, J.J.A. Tolloczko, J.N. Clarke

This book covers the International Concrete Society Conference and will be of interest to architects and planners, facility managers and consultants in the fields of engineering, environmental control and services and leisure managemnet, media facilities and to client organizations planning major sports and 'landmark' stadia.

CONTENTS
ADDITIONAL PAPERS
PREFACE
CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE
FOREWORD
PART ONE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
1 STADIUM PLANNING IN TODAYS TOWNSCAPES
2 MAKING A NEW STADIUM SPECIAL
3 THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH TO INITIAL COST ESTIMATING FOR STADIA AND GRANDSTAND FACILITIES
4 OLD STADIA MEET CURRENT REQUIREMENTS BY RENOVATION, REHABILITATION AND REPAIR
5 ESTABLISHING BASIC FACILITIES IN PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS OF SOUTH AFRICA
PART TWO RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY
6 THE 'GREEN GUIDE' AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
7 STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY FACILITIES
8 PREDICTION OF CROWD MOVEMENT USING COMPUTER SIMULATION
9 MINIMISING THE EFFECTS OF TERRORISM BY DESIGN
10 THE ROI BAUDOUIN AND STANDARD STADIA, BELGIUM: A CONCEPTION OF SAFETY AND ECONOMY
PART THREE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
11 PRECAST CONCRETE IN STADIA
12 MODERN STADIA HISTORY AND THE USE OF CONCRETE
13 STEEL STANDS: THE PREMIER CHOICE FOR SPORTS STADIA
14 FULL-SCALE TESTING OF LARGE CANTILEVER GRANDSTANDS TO DETERMINE THEIR DYNAMIC RESPONSE
15 DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALIST FOUNDATIONS FOR SPORTS STADIA
PART FOUR SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
16 ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS AND MICROCLIMATE IMPACTS ON SPORTS FACILITIES
17 THE USE OF WINDBREAK FENCING TO CONTROL ATMOSPHERIC WIND CONDITIONS IN SPORTS STADIA
18 SOUND, NOISE AND ACOUSTICS IN STADIUM DESIGN
19 THE 'SMARTSOUND' NOISE ADAPTIVE PUBLIC ADDRESS CONTROL SYSTEM
20 THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN MULTI-PURPOSE STADIA AND ARENAS
21 INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCOREBOARD AND TIMING SYSTEMS IN NEW STADIA
22 CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS PITCHES IN AN ARENA ENVIRONMENT
23 HIGH PERFORMANCE NATURAL TURF SPORTSFIELDS TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF 21st CENTURY STADIA
PART FIVE NEW STADIA PROJECTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
24 THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM— CARDIFF ARMS PARK
25 WEMBLEY—THE NEW NATIONAL STADIUM: DEVELOPMENTS TO DATE AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
26 READING FOOTBALL CLUB: DEVELOPING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
27 DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES AT THE VALLEY STADIUM—BUILDING SUCCESS
28 MULTI-PURPOSE INDOOR ARENAS: THE NYNEX ARENA, MANCHESTER— A DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY
29 THE REDEVELOPMENT OF TWICKENHAM
30 'TENNIS IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN': THE NEW No. 1 COURT AND BROADCAST CENTRE, ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB, WIMBLEDON
PART SIX SUCCESSFUL STADIA PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD
31 ATLANTA OLYMPICS: THE BIG STORY
32 HIGH TECHNOLOGY STADIUM CONSTRUCTION BY TAKENAKA CORPORATION, JAPAN
33 THE AMSTERDAM ARENA: ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES IN EUROPE
34 DESIGN OF ANYANG CITY GYMNASIUM, KOREA
35 AIR CANADA CENTRE: STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROCESS
36 THE CENTRO ARENA, OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY
37 MANAGING MAJOR PROJECTS: SOME LESSONS FROM STADIUM AUSTRALIA AN OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE
38 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS VENUES
Author Index
Subject Index