Bidding for Development How the Olympic Bid Process Can Accelerate Transportation Development /

• Main Authors: Abebe, Ngiste (Author), Bolton, Mary Trina (Author), Pavelka, Maggie (Author), Pierstorff, Morgan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy, 9
• Subjects: Transportation.; Economics.; Management science.; Public administration.; Economics, general.; Public Administration.

In 2012, over four billion people tuned in to watch the London Summer Olympics. As the single largest mega-event in the world, the Olympics has the power to captivate the global imagination. Long before athletes vie for a gold medal, however, competition between cities eager to host the Games kicks...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Urban Development and the Olympics
• 3.The Olympic Legacy
• 4. Bid Framework
• 5. Case Studies
• 6. Recommendations and for the Road Ahead.