Brittan / Brittain / Bocarro Legacies of Mega Events

Fact or Fairy Tales?
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-19333-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Advances in Event Research Series

The use of sporting and other mega-events to bring about transformation of socially deprived areas of major cities is becoming an increasingly important part of the raison d'être for hosting such events, especially given the immense costs involved and the current economic climate. The tax-paying public are increasingly having to be persuaded of the benefits, beyond the event itself, to spend the nation’s resources in this way.

This edited book written by international experts critically explores these multiple facets of the Mega Event legacy looking at the various economic, environmental and social impacts and benefits in multiple continents. It considers topics such as volunteering, participation, sponsorship, ethics and technology in relation to legacy.

This timely book provides a further understanding of the legacy discourse, as well as the potential pitfalls connected to legacy in relation to mega events. It will be of interest to events, sports, tourism, urban development students, researchers and academics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brittan, Ian

Brittain, Ian

Bocarro, Jason

Swart, Kamilla

Byers, Terri

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction 2. Mega Event Research: What do we know, where are we going? 3. A viable framework to create a Mega Event Legacy Part 2. 4. Social Legacies of Mega Events 5. Volunteering legacy of Mega Events: The London 2012 legacy 6. Participation Legacies of Mega Events 7. Legacy of Mega Sporting Events for People with Disabilities 8. Economic Legacy to Cities of Hosting Major Sports Events: a case study of London 2012. 9. Environmental Legacy of Mega Events 10. Mega Events and social media/Technology 11. Nation Branding Legacies of Mega Events: 'Place branding and sport mega-events: More than just fleeting attention?' 12. Ethics, Power Relations and Mega Events Part 3: Case Studies 13. The Legacy of the London 2012 Olympics: A Case Study of Sport Clubs and the Sport Participation Legacy 14. Sponsorship and legacy: Long-term relationships or short-lived interest 15. Local Culture in Rio de Janeiro, as defended by Cultural Urbanists and Patrick Geddes 16. The Impacts of the Olympics on a Local Community: A Case Study of the Nagano 1998 17. 2015 Rugby World Cup: Leveraging the World Cup for grassroots rugby participation 18. Sport mega-events and the media: Case studies of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa and Brazil 19. The Public Conscience: The legacies of the Baton Rouge and New Orleans Mardi Gras in highlighting and fighting social injustice 20. Conclusion