Planning & Development
The Five Ring Circus - Myths and realities of the Olympic Games
Book Review | Human Rights | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Politics | Protest | Vancouver 2010
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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.
LDA keeps its word! Open space at Eastway to close.
Article | Planning & Development
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
Article | Planning & Development | Politics
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.
Planning Displacement: The Real Legacy of Major Sporting Events
Article | Clays Lane | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Human Rights | London 2012 | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Vancouver 2010
Three Games, three eviction stories. In September 2009 Planning Theory and Practice Magazine published, in its Interface section, three articles on displacement caused by three different mega-events, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The publication is attached.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 21:18.
Prescott/Three-Mills Lock not delivering
Article | 2012 Construction | 2012 Sustainability | 2012 Transport | Legacy | Planning & Development | Politics
A sizeable proportion of the Games' massive budget has been spent dredging waterways, to help move materials to the Olympic site. The plan was for up to a thousand tonnes a day to go by barge. But the amount of business so far is only a trickle compared with what was promised.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 23/02/2010 - 11:50.
ODA air quality non-compliance could raise budget with £300m EU fine
Article | 2012 Construction | 2012 Sustainability | Environment | Health | Planning & Development
In a long running story already reported on Games Monitor the green credentials of the 2012 Olympics have come under further strain as the Olympic Delivery Authority continues to refuse to fit polluting non road mobile machinery (NRMM) with exhaust after treatment. While the rest of the UK has complied with European air quality standards London has failed to do so.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Wed, 10/02/2010 - 03:02.
Greenwich Park - Why take risks with Britain's heritage?
Article | Environment | Planning & Development
Holding the Equestrian Olympics in Greenwich Park is a bad idea, and it may never have got off the ground if the bid company: a) had not over-estimated the size of the Park; b) had carried out rudimentary environmental research; and c) had done a cost-benefit analysis against comparative sites.
Having won the bid, the organiser, LOCOG, is determined to go through with its plans despite the problems posed by holding such a major event in a fragile World Heritage Site. Its determination is rooted in the fact that equestrian is in decline; an iconic setting in an urban location might help to promote it, and the International Equestrian Federation has made it clear that, if Greenwich Park is not used, then the prospects for the sport in future Olympics are in peril. Hence the pressure to take risks.
Submitted by Charles Batsworth on Fri, 08/01/2010 - 00:03.
Another predictable impact: London Olympics leads to rise in house prices
Article | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Housing | Planning & Development | Regeneration | Social Housing
Olympic Games displace people through eviction. They also result in higher land values and the consequent displacement of poorer residents through rises in rents and higher house prices. A recent report by Dr Georgios Kavetsos of the Cass Business School has confirmed that this process is underway in the vicinity of the 2012 London Olympic Park.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Wed, 25/11/2009 - 21:21.

