The Olympic Games and the environment
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Bibliographic Information
The Olympic Games and the environment
(Global culture and sport / series editors Stephen Wagg and David Andrews)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
- : hardback
Available at / 15 libraries
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UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA LIBRARY, ART & PHYSICAL EDUCATION LIBRARY
: hardback780.69-Ka6210013008149
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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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