Moped-style scooter sharing services (MSS) offer short-period renting for daily urban
mobility and are gaining popularity in cities worldwide. MSS provide substantial promise in …

Many cities have abandoned plans for hosting the Olympics due to crises of high costs,
unnecessary infrastructures, and a range of socio-spatial exclusions. These problems stem …

Capital cities form the focus of a sub-field in urban studies. Much of the literature concerning
their planning concentrates on their histories, and on the core precincts in which these cities …

Despite growing public opposition, megaevents such as the Summer Olympics continue to
proliferate both in the Global North and South, thus reshaping the built environment of cities …

The improvement of well-being of residents is the core of the people-centred urbanization.
Inhabitants' emphasis on healthy lifestyle draws attention to the provision of sports …

There is little research-based evidence regarding the similarities and differences in urban
plans and urban forms, regarding urban planning and design, between planned capital …

Mega-events like the Olympics and the Football World Cup routinely harm host cities and
societies, largely due to their linkages with ambitious urban development agendas …

Protests over sustainability concerns attached to hosting the Olympic Games have resulted
in several bid withdrawals and a low number of candidate cities willing to host the most …

Mega events are facing a disruption, despite their adaptative nature, in their continued 120-
year growth in a context of environmental and energy crisis doubled by increased ethical …

This paper considers the urban consequences of failing to host Olympic Games. Using the
example of Paris and its unsuccessful bids to hosts the Olympic Games of 1992, 2008 and …