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This book contributes to debates in geography and urban studies by
analysing the spatial dimensions and politics of urban policy
failure. Attention is most often paid to successful urban policies.
Policymakers go to great lengths to emulate success by importing
policy 'models', implementing best practices, or pursuing 'silver
bullet' solutions. Yet, stories of failure are at least as common
as those of success. Some policies fail to launch in the first
place. Others struggle to deliver their goals. Many collapse under
the weight of poor administration, insufficient funding, or
political opposition. This book establishes a vocabulary and set of
analytical approaches for researching the spatial dynamics and
impacts of urban policy failure. With a geographically diverse set
of cases, the authors explore topics including policy (im)mobility,
urban policy experiments, and governance initiatives ranging from
sustainability to housing to public health, across Europe, North
America, and Asia. The chapters in this book were originally
published as a special issue of the journal Urban Geography.
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.
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