Mega-event Cities: Urban Legacies of Global Sports Events

Mega-event Cities: Urban Legacies of Global Sports Events
ISBN-10
147244017X
ISBN-13
9781472440174
Category
Political Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2015-12-28
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Authors
Dr Valerie Viehoff, Professor Gavin Poynter

Description

This book focuses upon the legacies sought by cities that host major sports events. It analyses how governments, the IOC and others define and measure ‘legacy’. It also focuses upon the challenges and opportunities facing future host cities of mega-events and questions what the global shift in geographical location of mega-events means for sports development and the business of sport and what are the attractions for cities seeking to harness the hosting of a mega-event, and whether there may be longer term consequences for the bidding and hosting major sporting events.

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