London´s Olympic Legacy: The Inside Track
Gillian Evans
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This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy. The author had unprecedented access to the legacy organisations, institutions, and individuals involved with the 2012 Games. This has allowed her, in a highly accessible and engaging style, to capture a sense of the unfolding drama as attempts were made in London to harness the juggernaut of Olympic development, and its commercial imperative, to the broader cause of meaningful post-industrial regeneration in East London.
The book argues that London will become the test-case city against which the legacies of all future Olympic Games, and other ... Read more
Exploring the relationship between mega event planning,and post-industrial urban regeneration, this book will appeal to scholars across Sociology, Sport and Olympic studies, Anthropology, Urban Studies and Geography as well as policymakers and practitioners in urban and sport planning. Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230363441
SKU
V9780230363441
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Gillian Evans
Gillian Evans is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, UK. Her research focuses on processes of change in the post-industrial cities of Britain. Her previous book, Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain, explores the question of what it means to be working class in 21st century Britain. ... Read more
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