Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games : Volume One: Making the Games

ISBN-13: 9780415671941 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 336 str.

Opis

This is the definitive, officially-licensed account of the world's greatest sporting mega-event. It tells the complete story of the 2012 Games from inception, through the successful bidding process and the planning and preparation phase, to delivery, aftermath and legacy.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  1. Social, political, economic and operational context of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games: An introduction  Part One: Bidding for the Games  2. From 1908 to 2012: Continuity and change in London Olympic narratives  3. Preparing and winning the London bid  Part Two: Delivering the Games  4. Materializing the vision of a 2012 London Olympic Games  5. From a Roman village to an Olympic site: transforming East London  6. The Olympic Laws and the contradictions of promoting and preserving the Olympic Ideal  7. London 2012 legacy strategy: Ambitions, promises and implementation plans  8. Securing the Games  9. Preparing TeamGB for London 2012  10. Governance of the Games  Part Three: Engaging the UK Public  11. Involving East London communities  12. Involving the Regions  13. Involving Schools  14. Involving the Further & Higher Education sector  15. The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Torch relay  16. Volunteering for the Games  Part Four: Engaging Sports  17. Olympic and Paralympic Governing Bodies of Sport and the Games  18. Other sport providers and the Games  Part Five: London 2012 and the World’s Participation  9. Preparing for London: National elite sport policies  20. London 2012 and the Global South  21. Beijing-London-Rio de Janeiro: a never ending global competition  Part Six: Conclusions  22. Making the London Olympic & Paralympic Games: the story so far

O autorze

Vassil Girginov is Reader in Sport Management/Development at Brunel University, UK. He is a founding board member of the Bulgarian Olympic Academy and has been researching, teaching and working for the Olympics for 25 years. His research interests and publications (including six books) are in the field of the Olympic movement, sport development and comparative management and policy analysis.