Large-scale events and sustainable urban regeneration key principles for host cities
Language: English Series: Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal ; 1(2), 178-190(13)Publication details: 2008Subject(s): Summary: Explores the ways in which the hosting of major events can be used as tools to catalyse sustainable urban regeneration. Makes recommendations for future host cities on the best ways to capitalise on such events. Suggests that these occasions can be used to target beneficiaries at neighbourhood level, avoiding the usual top-down approach they are seen as epitomising. Concludes with ten generic principles aimed at making the most of the possibilities for ongoing regeneration offered by the hosting of single or multiple events.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Explores the ways in which the hosting of major events can be used as tools to catalyse sustainable urban regeneration. Makes recommendations for future host cities on the best ways to capitalise on such events. Suggests that these occasions can be used to target beneficiaries at neighbourhood level, avoiding the usual top-down approach they are seen as epitomising. Concludes with ten generic principles aimed at making the most of the possibilities for ongoing regeneration offered by the hosting of single or multiple events.