Failed Olympic Bids and the Transformation of Urban Space - Lasting Legacies? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book evaluates why cities choose to bid for the Olympics, why Olympic bids fail, and whether cities can benefit from failed bids. Attention is shifted away from host cities (or winners), to consider the impact of the bidding process on urban development in losing cities. Oliver and Lauermann show that bidding is often a politically strategic exercise, as planning ideas are recycled from one bid project to the next. As Olympic bids become more deeply embedded in urban development and bid teams engage in legacy planning, Oliver and Lauermann demonstrate that bid failure is rarely definitive and is often a desirable result. This volume adds a new and innovative perspective to Olympic Studies and mega-events more broadly, with appeal to a variety of other disciplines including geography, urban planning, spatial politics and sport and civic policy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Mega Event Planning
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Robert Oliver • John Lauermann
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59822-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59822-0
Barcode:	9781137598226

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