Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies: The 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3319829602 ISBN 13 : 9783319829609

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This book examines the urban legacy of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil across the seven cities that hosted matches. The authors, all experts and natives of South America, analyse the context and impacts of hosting the World Cup for each of the host cities. The chapters use a range of background data and local knowledge and understanding to critically assess what benefits or disadvantages came along with bidding for and hosting World Cup final games, and importantly considers who the beneficiaries where and are.
It further provides detailed empirical evidence that highlights a growing trend in sporting mega events: the overestimation of benefits and an underestimation of costs involved in hosting. The book adds to the critical literature that provides a counterweight to governments' aspirations to use mega events for the purposes of development and/or globalization, irrespective of the views of their citizens.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Eduardo Alberto Cusce Nobre is a Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319829602
• ISBN 13: 9783319829609
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Éditeur: Nobre Eduardo Alberto Cusce
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