ABSTRACT

As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East London as a result of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Government and event organisers use legacies of urban renewal to justify hosting the world’s leading sports mega-event, this book examines and evaluates those legacies.

The London Olympics and Urban Development: the mega-event city is composed of new research, conducted by academics and policy makers. It combines case study analysis with conceptual insight into the role of a sports mega-events in transforming the city. It critically assesses the narrative of legacy as a framework for legitimizing urban changes and examines the use of this framework as a means of evaluating the outcomes achieved.

This book is about that process of renewal, with a focus on the period following the 2012 Games and the diverse social, political and cultural implications of London’s use of the narrative of legacy.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction G AV I N POYNTER

part |2 pages

Part I London: moving east

chapter 1|11 pages

Remaking the east: from Canary Wharf to the Olympic Park

ByERIC SORENSEN

chapter 2|11 pages

East or west? The story of the London 2012 bid

ByRICHARD SUMR AY

part |2 pages

Part IV Social and economic transformation in East London

chapter 11|19 pages

Olympics-inspired inward investment: transforming G AV I N POYNTER

ByEast London?

chapter 13|12 pages

What do we mean by Paralympic legacy?

BySHANE KERR AND P. D AV I D HOWE

chapter 16|18 pages

Paralympic branding

ByIAIN MACRU RY

part |2 pages

Part V Cultural legacies of London 2012

chapter 20|14 pages

Looking back at London 2012: recruitment, selection and training of Games Makers

ByOLES YA NEDVETSK AYA , ROD PURCELLAND ANNETTE HASTINGS

chapter 23|10 pages

Conclusion: a London model? VA LERIE VIEHOFF