Failed Olympic bids and the transformation of urban space : lasting legacies? /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Oliver, Robert, Lauermann, John (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Series:	Palgrave pivot. Mega event planning.
Subjects:	Olympic host city selection > Economic aspects. Olympics > Planning. Cities and towns > Growth > Management. Urban renewal. Urban economics. City planning. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Why Bid? The Logic of Pursuing Sports Mega-Events; Abstract ; An Evolving Candidature (or Bid City) Process; Two Phases: Applicant to Candidate; Agenda 2020; Expanding Visions of Legacy; Leveraging Mega-Events; Conclusion; References; 2 Bidding and Urban Development; Abstract ; Three Framing Narratives; Temporary "Catalyst"; Governance Strategy; Policy Experiments; Conclusion; References; 3 Policy Mobilities and the Bid; Abstract ; Introduction; Policy Mobilities; Mega-Event Mobilities; Conclusion; References
4 Planning Across BidsAbstract ; Introduction; Recycling Plans; High Frequency Bidding; Conclusion; References; 5 Post-bid Legacies?; Abstract ; New York City 2012; Chicago 2016; Istanbul 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2020; European Union Ambitions; Turkish Law no. 3796; Istanbul's Master Plan; Conclusion; References; 6 Post-bid Rescaling; Abstract ; Rescaling; Political Rescaling; Event Rescaling; Bid Rescaling; Toronto; Manchester; Paris; Conclusion; References; 7 Anti-bid Politics; Abstract ; Introduction; Protest and the Olympics; Contesting the Bid; Conclusion; References
8 Conclusion: Rethinking the Horizons of Failed BidsAbstract ; References; Index