Evaluating the local impacts of the Rio Olympics
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Evaluating the local impacts of the Rio Olympics
(Routledge advances in tourism)
Routledge, 2021 [i.e. 2020]
- : hbk
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book evaluates the local impacts and legacies of the Olympics in Rio by comparing Rio2016 with other Olympic experiences and evaluating the ways in which the Games served the city.
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games took place in a scenario of enormous economic challenges and persistent inequalities. In contrast to all previous Olympic experiences, Brazil faced its worst economic recession ever recorded during the preparation phase for the Games. In addition to the national crisis, falling oil prices and corruption scandals fuelled the State of Rio's economic downfall. This book specifically assesses the relative social performance of Rio's city population with respect to control groups; covers traditional aspects of the Games' legacy such as tourism, infrastructure and sports practice; includes ordinary day-by-day aspects of the city's life, such as education, employment and housing; and scrutinizes critical areas such as urban mobility, gentrification and Guanabara Bay's pollution.
This thorough analysis offers readers further understanding on assessing the impacts and legacies of the Olympic experience. It will be of great interest to upper-level students and academics of tourism, hospitality and events management.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Setting the Olympic Stage: Global and Local Perspectives 1. Participation Legacy and the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2. An Urbanistic View of Rio2016: Aspiration, planning and legacy 3. Population's Perceptions of the Games. Part 2: Broad View of Imapcts. 4. Olympic Social Changes: Local Transformations before and after Rio2016 5. Populations Perceptions on Public Policies 6. Fiscal Impact of the Rio Olympics 7. Employment and Wages Evolution of the Core Olympics Economic Sectors 8. Changing Consumption Patterns? Sports Practice, Tourism and Recreation. Part 3: Evaluating Sectoral Legacies. 9. Paralympic City? Assessing Employment Quotas and Disabilities 10. Transport legacy of mega-events and inequalities in access to opportunities in Rio de Janeiro 11. Population's Perceptions on Urban Mobility Impacts 12. Legacy of the Olympic Games for the Guanabara Bay. 13. Rio Slums Removal: what is the Olympic urban legacy? Part 4: Post-Rio2016 Challenges: Olympic Legacy Management. 14. Evidencing the Impacts of the Olympic Games - The view from London 2012. 15. Exchanges of Experiences during the Olympic Cycle 16. Past and Future of Rio City and Main Conclusions on the Games' Impact.
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