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The Olympic Games and the Environment (Hardcover): J. Karamichas

The Olympic Games and the Environment (Hardcover)

J. Karamichas

Series: Global Culture and Sport Series

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Nowadays, sports Mega-events - with the Olympic Games leading the way - go over immense effort to showcase their environmental credentials. With that in mind, this book compares and contrasts the environmental credentials of four Olympic Host cities starting with Sydney 2000, the host of the first Green Summer Olympics, and culminating with London 2012. Setting out a comparative cross-national study that makes extensive use of perspectives offered by environmental sociology, this book showcases the scientific analytical vigour of this sociological sub-discipline. Since in most cases, the linkages between hosting the Games and the environment that are made by the general public and policy-makers are mostly in relation to the regeneration of the host city, this book engages with this type of environmental related contributions that can be made by Olympic Games hosting. Yet, inspired by the emphasis that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gives on the environmental impact and legacy of Games in terms of the Ecological Modernization (EM) perspective, the book engages with the potential imbued by Olympic Games hosting for the EM of the host nation.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Global Culture and Sport Series
Release date: 2013
First published: 2013
Authors: J. Karamichas
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 978-0-230-22861-0
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sporting events, tours & organisations > Olympic games
LSN: 0-230-22861-5
Barcode: 9780230228610

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