The transnational forces involved in mega-events as well as their international character
play a central role in the public imaginaries of these events. The global media exposure, the …

London 2012 Volunteering Strategy was premised on the commitment to use the Games as
a way of inspiring a new generation of volunteers and contributing to a lasting volunteering …

Archaeology and lens-based media have been central to the performance of the Olympic
Games since Pierre de Courbertin's Athens. Film, video, and photography link contemporary …

In this spectacle, the urban spaces were projected as the theatre décor while residents and
visitors became the spectators. The images of Istanbul pile up in videos and posters to show …

This research is an examination of the role of the urban elite in an earthquake risk-driven
urban transformation process in Istanbul, Turkey. By displaying the mechanisms through …

This thesis examines how the 2010 Olympic Games contributed to the issue of
homelessness in Vancouver. Specifically, this thesis: 1) investigates how local and …

利用大型盛事提高城市竞争力和在国际舞台的地位逐渐成为荷兰众多城市在后工业时代的重要
策略. 然而, 大型盛事策略的实践以及这些大型盛事在多大程度上对主办城市的城市更新起到 …

Living in Vancouver, in the midst of all the 2010 Olympic-hype, we were intuitively drawn to
the human and financial investment dedicated to projecting an image of active and healthy …

Vancouver is increasingly being recognized as a model of urban development in the 21st
century. While much of the attention paid to Vancouver has focused on 'Vancouverism'as an …

This thesis explores the urban planning process surrounding the 90-acre redevelopment of
Jericho Lands, a former site of Jericho Detachment/Garrison in Vancouver, BC. This is one …