Urban 'mega-events' like the Olympics are frequently used to spur tourism flows and pursue
urban development goals in the process. They are defined as events with 'dramatic …

This article examines the Canada Line rapid rail transit project in Vancouver, British
Columbia, a decade after its completion and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games for which it …

Mega-event strategies and their impact on the development of host cities have drawn
increasing interest as they have become part of wider city development strategies. However …

Mega-event strategies and their impact on host cities have drawn increasing interest, as
organising large-scale urban events has become part of a deliberate urban policy strategy to …

The growth and large size of the Olympic Games and the induced extensive costs of hosting
the Olympics are controversially discussed under the striking notion of Olympic gigantism …

El 'eventismo', o la promoción de grandes eventos, se ha venido aplicando como estrategia
privilegiada al alcance de las administraciones locales con el fin de desarrollar operaciones …

In this article I trace the mutation of the enterprise zone model into a post-disaster recovery
tool, using a case of the implementation of the Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone in Louisiana …

ABSTRACT In Vancouver, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations are
constructing several large real-estate developments that will deeply impact the Nations and …

To engage in a meaningful critique of international football tournaments (or, soccer games
as some disbelievers say) it seems to me that I need to embed its main shareholder, the …

This chapter makes three specific points joining current discussions on urbanization in the
global urban age. First, we discuss the traditions in sociological writings on urbanization in …