From Ephemeral Planning to Permanent Urbanism: An Urban Planning Theory of Mega-Events

Mega-events like the Olympic Games are powerful forces that shape cities. In the wake of mega-events, a variety of positive and negative legacies have remained in host cities. In order to bring some theoretical clarity to debates about legacy creation, I introduce the concepts of the mega-event utop...

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Main Author: Kassens-Noor, Eva (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v1i1.532
Country:Portugal
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