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The Olympic Games and the Environment

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. John Karamichas

    1. Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

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Part of the book series: Global Culture and Sport Series (GCS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Olympic Games: A Quintessentially Modern Project

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 17-31

  4. The Environmental Issue: Opposing Modernity and Progress

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 32-50

  5. Environmental Concern and Environmental Sociology: Parallel Developments

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 51-69

  6. Reflexive Modernization: Connecting the Environment with Modernity and Modernization

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 70-94

  7. The Greening of the Games

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 95-102

  8. Olympic Games and Ecological Modernization: Sydney, Athens and Beijing

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 103-167

  9. London 2012: Evaluating the Prospects

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 168-197

  10. Concluding Remarks

    • John Karamichas
    Pages 198-205

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 206-242
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This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

    John Karamichas

About the author

JOHN KARAMICHAS Lecturer in Sociology at Queen's University, Belfast, UK. He has recently published articles on environmental politics and policy in the Journal of Modern Greek Studies, South European Society and Politics, Mediterranean Politics, Human Ecology Review, and Environmental Politics. He has also published with Graeme Hayes, Olympics, Mega-Events and Civil Societies: Globalization, Environment, Resistance.

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