Planning & Development
The Five Ring Circus - Myths and realities of the Olympic Games
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"The Olympic Games, once considered the pinnacle of athleticism and fair play, have become a cesspool of greed, backroom deals and the wholesale trampling of civil liberties. In Vancouver, preparations for the 2010 Games have had a substantial negative impact on the environment and have resulted in the 'economic cleansing' of the poor and homeless.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 23/12/2008 - 20:37.
Book Review | Human Rights | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Politics | Protest | Vancouver 2010
LDA keeps its word! Open space at Eastway to close.
The LDA acknowledged there would be a loss of open space during the construction of the Olympic Park. I received the following information after several enquiries.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 09/11/2006 - 01:57.
Rising East Online September 2006 edition
Links to four articles in Rising East Online worth looking at
Regeneration Without End: Urban and Social Change in the East of London since the 1890s —William Mann;
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Mon, 16/10/2006 - 13:04.
chopped
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 08/05/2013 - 08:56.
Blog | Displacement | Newham | Planning & Development | Regeneration
A Bankrupt Field of Dreams
The fraught disputes over how best to recoup the high construction and maintenance costs of the London Olympic stadium conform to a pattern previously seen elsewhere in England and abroad. The story of the Don Valley stadium in Sheffield provides a cautionary tale of how the visionary delusions of ambitious politicians end up ruining the chances of ordinary people gaining adequate access to affordable opportunities for healthy recreation.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Wed, 01/05/2013 - 16:05.
Article | Finance | Funding for Training | Legacy | Mega Events | Planning & Development | Politics | Regeneration | Sustainability
The Convergence framework
This text first appeared in an assessed essay submitted in February 2013. To the author’s chagrin, the essay (strangled by a 2,000 word limit) barely scraped a pass, but here’s the useful information about the Convergence framework itself. Links/attachments below.
Submitted by Carolyn Smith on Fri, 29/03/2013 - 13:06.
Document Archive | 2012 Legacy | Displacement | Planning & Development | Regeneration
Regeneration and Well-Being in East London: Stories from Carpenters Estate
The report makes unsettling reading. It highlights how residents’ well-being across a number of key dimensions (housing, livelihoods and participation) has been undermined by the protracted and ongoing regeneration process itself.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Tue, 19/03/2013 - 16:06.
Document Archive | Displacement | Housing | Legacy | London 2012 | Newham | Planning & Development | Regeneration
the budget just went up?
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 07/03/2013 - 10:33.
Blog | 2012 Legacy | Cycling | Economics | Planning & Development


