Olympics Studies
The Five Ring Circus - Myths and realities of the Olympic Games
"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
Olympic Industry Resistance
Olympic Industry Resistance provides a critical update of Olympic issues in the post-bribery and post-September 11 era, as well as documenting the work of Olympic watchdog groups. It presents a detailed examination of the Olympic aftermath in Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney, and provides analyses of Olympic impacts and community resistance in Salt Lake City, Athens, Vancouver, and London, as well as in the unsuccessful bid cities of New York and Toronto.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 29/07/2008 - 01:09.
Hey, where's the thank-you note?
The following, © Bob Mackin, is re-posted from 2010goldrush.blogspot.com
The British Columbia government finally told taxpayers who used the tickets they bought for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 15/06/2010 - 23:58.
Article | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Vancouver 2010
GamesMonitor Background Papers updated
Updated Background Papers are now available at http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/media_centre
Background Paper 1 - Impact (PDF) 170.23 KB
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 02/06/2010 - 13:27.
Article | Environment | Finance | Government | Legacy | London 2012 | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Regeneration | Security | Sustainability
Planning Displacement: The Real Legacy of Major Sporting Events
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.
Article | Clays Lane | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Human Rights | London 2012 | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Vancouver 2010
IOC among the world’s least accountable organisations
Many of the world’s most powerful corporate, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations are not answerable to the people they affect according to ‘The Global Accountability Report’ (GAR), released [in Dec 2008] by one of the world’s leading global governance think tanks, the One World Trust.
At a time when serious global challenges such as the credit crunch are devastating lives, businesses and economies across the globe, all thirty organisations in the report failed to score over 80% when assessed against the think tanks accountability indicators – a level the One World Trust says indicates accountability reforms beyond the basic minimum.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Sun, 17/05/2009 - 18:12.
you wait for ages then five come along at once
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 16/11/2008 - 15:15.
Article | 2012 Arts & Culture | 2012 Legacy | Displacement | Olympics Studies | People
Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-Events on Local Politics
Matthew J. Burbank, Gregory Andranovich, Charles H. Heying,
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001, ISBN: 978-1-55587-991-4, pb
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Thu, 21/02/2008 - 11:11.
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