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London's Olympic Legacy : The Inside Track. / Evans, Gillian.
UK : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, 2016. 241 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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TY - BOOK
T1 - London's Olympic Legacy
T2 - The Inside Track
AU - Evans, Gillian
N1 - I am an urban anthropologist. This means that I am interested in how people experience and make sense of social and cultural life in the city. I have done all my research in London, exploring the material and social transformation of the Docklands and riverside industry on both the southern and northern banks of the River Thames. I am especially interested in the transformation of post-industrial cities in Britain, and particularly London. My aim is to explore and to explain what it means for the society we live in that once thriving industries, and manufacturing sites in Britain, like the Docks, the coal mines, the steelworks, the potteries and so on, have declined and closed down whilst a new service sector, knowledge and financial services economy has grown. My research addresses the question of what it means to inhabit a post-industrial society at the beginning of the 21st Century.
PY - 2016/7/31
Y1 - 2016/7/31
N2 - This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy. I had unprecedented access to the legacy organisations, institutions, and individuals involved with the 2012 Games. This has allowed me, in a highly accessible and engaging style, to capture a sense of the unfolding drama as attempts were made in London to harness the juggernaut of Olympic development, and its commercial imperative, to the broader cause of meaningful post-industrial regeneration in East London.
AB - This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy. I had unprecedented access to the legacy organisations, institutions, and individuals involved with the 2012 Games. This has allowed me, in a highly accessible and engaging style, to capture a sense of the unfolding drama as attempts were made in London to harness the juggernaut of Olympic development, and its commercial imperative, to the broader cause of meaningful post-industrial regeneration in East London.
KW - London
KW - Olympics
KW - Legacy
KW - urban anthropology
KW - regeneration
KW - post-industrial city
KW - urban planning
KW - East London
KW - social class
KW - Olympic Stadium
M3 - Book
SN - 0230313906
BT - London's Olympic Legacy
PB - Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
CY - UK
ER -