Overview
- 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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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Old World
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Front Matter
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The New World
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: London's Olympic Legacy
Book Subtitle: The Inside Track
Authors: Gillian Evans
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-29073-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-36344-1Published: 04 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29073-1Published: 12 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 241
Topics: Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Urban Studies/Sociology, Social Structure, Social Inequality