Mega-events have long been used by cities as a strategy to secure global recognition and
attract future economic investment. However, while cultural mega-events like the European …

Despite mega-events being long perceived as great opportunities by urban policy makers,
several cities have recently withdrawn bids for the Olympic games. The disconnect between …

For decades, a mega-event strategy to urban development has been popular with
developers and politicians as a way to deliver fast results that can help to regenerate areas …

The city of Liverpool has undergone repeated processes of urban transformation and urban
regeneration over the last half a century. The city has been a test bed for urban …

This paper employs a comparative analysis to investigate the state-led use of industrial
heritage in major Chinese mega-events, delving into the three cases of the Guangzhou …

This research examines the evolution and renewal of Shanghai's Huangpu River industrial
zone after the 2010 Shanghai Expo, with a temporal focus on the profound changes and …

Mega-events have long been promoted as contributing to long-term development strategies,
generating much interest in the legacy of these events (Basso, 2017; Gold and Gold, 2017; …

There has been an increasing level of recognition of the interaction between cultural mega-
events and built heritage in recent years. While research has broadly identified the need to …

Abstract The Olympic Games have been associated with many urban transformation projects
throughout their history, often focusing on city expansion. Recent sustainability concerns …

This chapter examines the role of cultural mega-events initiating and growing this process
as well as the unintended adverse effects it may introduce. The festivalization of cities can …