Planning Olympic Legacies: Transport Dreams and Urban Realities

Planning Olympic Legacies: Transport Dreams and Urban Realities
ISBN-10
0415689597
ISBN-13
9780415689595
Category
Architecture
Pages
162
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Eva Kassens-Noor

Description

In this book the author seeks to challenge the view that winning the Olympics benefits the urban and transport projects of the host city. She argues that the urban realities often significantly differ from the development path the host city had set out to accomplish before winning the Olympic bid. Includes interviews from lead host city planners, and focusses on four cities that have hosted the Olympics: Barcelona. Atlanta, Sydney, Athens. The author forecasts London and Rio de Janeiro's urban trajectories and advises cities on how to advance their urban strategic plans and interests while fulfiling the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) fundamental requirements.

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