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London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City: A Hollow Legacy?
Phil Cohen (Ed.)
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Description for London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City: A Hollow Legacy?
Hardback. Editor(s): Watt, Paul. Num Pages: 445 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JHBS; RGC; RPC; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book brings together a body of new research which looks both backwards and forwards to consider how far the London 2012 Olympic legacy has been delivered and how far it has been a hollow promise. Cohen and Watt consider the lessons that can be learnt from the London experience and aptly apply them other host cities, specifically Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. The Olympics are often described as a `mega-event' in a way that assumes the host cities have no other existence outside, before or beyond the contexts imposed by the Games themselves. In terms of regeneration, the London ... Read more
This book brings together a body of new research which looks both backwards and forwards to consider how far the London 2012 Olympic legacy has been delivered and how far it has been a hollow promise. Cohen and Watt consider the lessons that can be learnt from the London experience and aptly apply them other host cities, specifically Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. The Olympics are often described as a `mega-event' in a way that assumes the host cities have no other existence outside, before or beyond the contexts imposed by the Games themselves. In terms of regeneration, the London ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137489463
SKU
V9781137489463
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99-15
About Phil Cohen (Ed.)
Phil Cohen is Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London and Emeritus Professor in Cultural Studies at the University of East London, and co-founder of the Living Maps network. Paul Watt is Reader in Urban Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom. He co-wrote Understanding Social Inequality (Sage, 2007) with Tim Butler, and co-edited Mobilities and Neighbourhood Belonging ... Read more
Reviews for London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City: A Hollow Legacy?
London 2012 is full of important information and critical analysis with plenty of ideas for future work. Its bibliographies will be indispensable for students and researchers. The book will be of great value to planners, sociologists, urban geographers and all with a deep concern for London and for `Post-Olympic Studies'. (Hugh Clout, Cercles, cercles.com, 2017)