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As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious
programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East
London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book
provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East London as
a result of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Government and event organisers use legacies of urban renewal to
justify hosting the world's leading sports mega-event, this book
examines and evaluates those legacies. The London Olympics and
Urban Development: the mega-event city is composed of new research,
conducted by academics and policy makers. It combines case study
analysis with conceptual insight into the role of a sports
mega-events in transforming the city. It critically assesses the
narrative of legacy as a framework for legitimizing urban changes
and examines the use of this framework as a means of evaluating the
outcomes achieved. This book is about that process of renewal, with
a focus on the period following the 2012 Games and the diverse
social, political and cultural implications of London's use of the
narrative of legacy.
As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious
programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East
London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book
provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East London as
a result of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Government and event organisers use legacies of urban renewal to
justify hosting the world's leading sports mega-event, this book
examines and evaluates those legacies. The London Olympics and
Urban Development: the mega-event city is composed of new research,
conducted by academics and policy makers. It combines case study
analysis with conceptual insight into the role of a sports
mega-events in transforming the city. It critically assesses the
narrative of legacy as a framework for legitimizing urban changes
and examines the use of this framework as a means of evaluating the
outcomes achieved. This book is about that process of renewal, with
a focus on the period following the 2012 Games and the diverse
social, political and cultural implications of London's use of the
narrative of legacy.
Mega-events represent an important moment in the life of a city,
providing a useful lens through which we may analyse their
cultural, social, political and economic development. In the wake
of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC's) concerns about
'gigantism' and wider public concerns about rising costs, it was
imperative in the C21st to demonstrate the long term benefits that
arose for the city and nations from hosting premier sporting
events. 'London 2012' was the first to integrate the concept of
legacy from the moment a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic
Games was being considered. London proposed an ambitious programme
of urban renewal for East London. Subsequent host city bids have
adopted the 'legacy narrative' and, as this book demonstrates,
aligned this to major schemes of urban development and renewal.
Bringing together scholars, practitioners and policy makers, this
book focuses upon the legacies sought by cities that host major
sports events. It analyses how governments, the IOC and others
define and measure 'legacy'. It also focuses upon the challenges
and opportunities facing future host cities of mega-events, looking
at their aspirations and the intended impact upon their domestic
and international development. It questions what the global shift
in geographical location of mega-events means for sports
development and the business of sport, what the attractions are for
cities seeking to harness the hosting of a mega-event, and whether
there may be longer term consequences for the bidding and hosting
major sporting events in the wake of the widespread social unrest
that accompanied the preparations in Brazil for hosting the FIFA
World Cup (2014) and the summer Olympics (2016) and in Turkey,
where there was significant opposition to bid for the 2020 summer
Olympiad.
This book questions the simplistic view that convenience food is
unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable. By exploring how
various types of convenience food have become embedded in
consumers' lives, it considers what lessons can be learnt from the
commercial success of convenience food for those who seek to
promote healthier and more sustainable diets. The project draws on
original findings from comparative research in the UK, Denmark,
Germany and Sweden (funded through the ERA-Net Sustainable Food
programme). Reframing Convenience Food avoids moral judgments about
convenience food, and instead provides a refreshingly novel
perspective guided by an understanding of everyday consumer
practice. It will appeal to those with an interest in the sociology
and politics behind health, consumerism, sustainability and
society.
This book questions the simplistic view that convenience food is
unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable. By exploring how
various types of convenience food have become embedded in
consumers' lives, it considers what lessons can be learnt from the
commercial success of convenience food for those who seek to
promote healthier and more sustainable diets. The project draws on
original findings from comparative research in the UK, Denmark,
Germany and Sweden (funded through the ERA-Net Sustainable Food
programme). Reframing Convenience Food avoids moral judgments about
convenience food, and instead provides a refreshingly novel
perspective guided by an understanding of everyday consumer
practice. It will appeal to those with an interest in the sociology
and politics behind health, consumerism, sustainability and
society.
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