Los Angeles and the Summer Olympic Games : Planning Legacies /

This open access book describes the three planning approaches and legacy impacts for the Olympic Games in one locale: the city of Los Angeles, USA. The author critically compares the similarities and differences of the LA Olympics by reviewing the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and by analyzing the concurre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kassens Noor, Eva (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Geography,
Subjects:	Urban geography. Sports-Sociological aspects. Economic geography. Municipal government. Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns). Sociology of Sport and Leisure. Economic Geography. Urban Politics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword
1 Introduction
2. The Los Angeles Olympics 1932
3 The Los Angeles Olympics 1984
4 The Los Angeles Olympics 2028
5 Similarities and differences between the three LA Olympics
6 Conclusionf: Legacies of the 2028 Olympics
Index
Acronyms. .