Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments vi -- Abbreviations viii -- Chapter 1. When the Carnival is Over 1 -- Chapter 2. The Memory of the Games 21 -- Chapter 3. Media, Identity and Culture 53 -- Chapter 4. Business and Economic Outcomes 83 -- Chapter 5. International Investments and Contracts 111 -- Chapter 6. The Future of Sydney Olympic Park 139 -- Chapter 7. Sporting Impacts 167 -- Chapter 8. The Green Games and their Outcomes 191 -- Chapter 9. The Host Community - Winners or Losers? 217 -- Chapter 10. The Paralympic Games 243 -- Chapter 11. A Continuing Legacy 273 -- Notes 277 -- Bibliography 292 -- Index 301
Summary
There has been increasing recognition of the importance of the impacts of mega sporting events and in 2001 the IOC initiated its Olympic Games Global Impact Project. Here is a broad-ranging analysis of the impacts of one particular Olympic and Paralympic Games
