Table of Contents
List of Figures and Plates
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword
Holger Preuss, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Germany
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Jason Bocarro, North Carolina State University, USA,
Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK and
Terri Byers, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Part I Main Chapters
- Sporting and Non-Sporting Mega Event Research: What next?
Jason Bocarro, North Carolina State University, USA,
Terri Byers, University of New Brunswick, Canada and
Libby Carter, Coventry University, UK.
2 Trading Legacy for Leverage
Laurence Chalip, University of Illinois, USA
3 Mega Events: Why cities are willing to host them, despite the lack of economic benefits
Harry Arne Solberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
4 Volunteering Legacy of the London 2012 Olympics
Olesya Nedvetskaya, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and
Vassil Girginov, Brunel University, UK
5 Sport Participation Legacies of Mega Sporting Events
Mike Weed, Canterbury Christchurch University, UK
6 Legacy of Sporting Mega Events for People with Disabilities: The Paralympic Games
Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK
7 Economic Legacy to Cities of Hosting Major Sports Events: a Case Study of London 2012
Chris Gratton, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and
Girish Ramchandani, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
8 Environmental Legacy of Mega Sport Events
Timothy Kellison, Georgia State University, USA and
Jonathan Casper, North Carolina State University, USA
9 Mega-Events and Place Branding Legacy for Emerging Economies
Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa and
Kamilla Swart, American University in the Emirates, UAE
10 The legacy of corruption in the context of the 2014 FIFA World Cup: Short-term and long-term consequences for sponsorship perception
Joerg Koenigstorfer, Technische Universität München, Germany and
Wojciech Kulczycki, Technische Universität München, Germany
Part II Short Case Studies
11 The "Legacy" of the Olympic Games for Local Communities: A Case Study of the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympic Games
Masayuki Takao, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
12 "Lead Up and Legacy": A Case Study of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Gareth Jones, Temple University, USA,
Mike Edwards, North Carolina State University, USA and
Nick Passenger, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
13 The Legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games: A Case Study of Grassroots Sport Clubs and the Sport Participation Legacy.
Guy Thomas, Coventry University, UK,
Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK and
Andrew Jones, Coventry University, UK
14 Towards Cultural Centrality in Mega-Event Urban Legacy: The Case of Porto Maravilha and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Débora Guerra, Coventry University, UK,
Jennifer Ferreira, Coventry University, UK and
Eva Kipnis, Coventry University, UK
15 Sport Mega-Events and the Media
Kamilla Swart, American University in the Emirates, UAE,
Michael Linley, Victoria University, Australia and
Gift Muresherwa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
16 The New Orleans Mardi Gras: A Mega-Event with an intangible legacy of protest and
resistance to social injustice and inequality.
Hazel Barrett, Coventry University, UK
Conclusion
Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK,
Jason Bocarro, North Carolina State University, USA and
Terri Byers, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Index