- Presents an original and unique account of the legacy planning of the 2012 London Olympics.
- Draws links between urban regeneration and mega event planning.
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- About this book
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This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy. The author had unprecedented access to the legacy organisations, institutions, and individuals involved with the 2012 Games. This has allowed her, in a highly accessible and engaging style, to capture a sense of the unfolding drama as attempts were made in London to harness the juggernaut of Olympic development, and its commercial imperative, to the broader cause of meaningful post-industrial regeneration in East London.
The book argues that London will become the test-case city against which the legacies of all future Olympic Games, and other sporting mega-events, will be judged. The author provides the first in-depth case study of a mega-event legacy planning operation, and sets out a constructive conclusion, which details the lessons to be learnt from London's experience.
Exploring the relationship between mega event planning, and post-industrial urban regeneration, this book will appeal to scholars across Sociology, Sport and Olympic studies, Anthropology, Urban Studies and Geography as well as policymakers and practitioners in urban and sport planning. - About the authors
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Gillian Evans is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, UK. Her research focuses on processes of change in the post-industrial cities of Britain. Her previous book, Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain, explores the question of what it means to be working class in 21st century Britain.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Enter the Labyrinth
Pages 3-17
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A Herculean Effort
Pages 19-50
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Future-Scaping
Pages 51-73
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Fighting to Be Heard
Pages 75-100
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Odyssey Becalmed
Pages 103-127
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- London's Olympic Legacy
- Book Subtitle
- The Inside Track
- Authors
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- Gillian Evans
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-29073-1
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-29073-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-36344-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 241
- Topics
