Failed Olympic Bids and the Transformation of Urban Space : Lasting Legacies?

• Main Authors: Oliver, Robert. (Author), Lauermann, John. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2017.
• Series: Mega Event Planning
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Tourism.; Management.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Urban economics.; Sports > Sociological aspects.; Human geography.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781137598233
• Physical Description: XI, 156 p. 1 illus. online resource.

This book evaluates why cities choose to bid for the Olympics, why Olympic bids fail, and whether cities can benefit from failed bids. Attention is shifted away from host cities (or winners), to consider the impact of the bidding process on urban development in losing cities. Oliver and Lauermann sh...