{"pk":3826,"title":"Welcome to Theoretical Las Vegas","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Las Vegas, a city often theorized as the ultimate spectacular city, has a commensurate history of spectacular theories. This essay explores the connections between urban theory and spectacle through etymology, a brief history of the literature on Las Vegas, and an encounter between a Las Vegas urban planner and a theorist.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"City Planning"},{"word":"urban theory"},{"word":"etymology"},{"word":"Las Vegas"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1gz9n65k","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Stefan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Al","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, Berkeley","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2011-11-15T21:03:20-05:00","date_accepted":"2011-11-15T21:03:20-05:00","date_published":"2011-11-15T21:04:10-05:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucb_crp_bpj/article/3826/galley/2483/download/"}]}