Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies - The 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book examines the urban legacy of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil across the seven cities that hosted matches. The authors, all experts and natives of South America, analyse the context and impacts of hosting the World Cup for each of the host cities. The chapters use a range of background data and local knowledge and understanding to critically assess what benefits or disadvantages came along with bidding for and hosting World Cup final games, and importantly considers who the beneficiaries where and are. It further provides detailed empirical evidence that highlights a growing trend in sporting mega events: the overestimation of benefits and an underestimation of costs involved in hosting. The book adds to the critical literature that provides a counterweight to governments' aspirations to use mega events for the purposes of development and/or globalization, irrespective of the views of their citizens.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Mega Event Planning
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Eduardo Alberto Cusce Nobre
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	163
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44011-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > World Cup Promotions
LSN:	3-319-44011-X
Barcode:	9783319440118

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