The Olympic Games and the environment

Author(s)

• Karamichas, John

Bibliographic Information

The Olympic Games and the environment

John Karamichas

（Global culture and sport / series editors Stephen Wagg and David Andrews）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-230) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012.

Table of Contents

Introduction Olympic Games: A Quintessentially Modern Project The Environmental Issue: Opposing Development and Progress Environmental Concern and Environmental Sociology: Parallel Developments Reflexive Modernisation: Connecting the Environment with Modernity and Modernisation Olympic Games and the Environment Olympic Games and Ecological Modernisation: Three Case Studies (Sydney, Athens, Beijing) London 2012: Evaluating the Prospects Concluding Remarks

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Details

• NCID: BB1226280X
• ISBN:
  • 9780230228610
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 242 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 796.480286
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Olympics -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Hosting of sporting events -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Environmental impact analysis -- Case studies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA88321421