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Planning mega-event legacies: uncomfortable knowledge for host cities
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The rhetoric employed when cities bid for the right to host mega-events like the Olympic Games suggests that benefits will include improved infrastructure, investment in city infrastructure, and regeneration of neglected urban areas. However, the legacy of mega-events has historically been mixed; while some cities have been recognized for their development efforts, many others have been vilified for their subsequent actions, or lack thereof. The term legacy itself is, however, problematic;...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 202.8KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/02665433.2015.1043933
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis (Routledge) Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Planning Perspectives Journal website
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 157-179
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-02-12
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1466-4518
- ISSN:
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0266-5433
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- Deposit date:
- 2016-02-26
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- Taylor and Francis
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2015 Taylor and Francis. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Taylor and Francis at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2015.1043933
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