Geography

The redevelopment of Olympic sites: Examining the legacy of Sydney Olympic park

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Article

Abstract

This paper examines the redevelopment of the site of Sydney's 2000 summer Olympics, locating it within debates over the legacy of these events. The paper describes some of the key stakeholders involved in the redevelopment and planning of the site. It provides an overview of the regulatory context and governance bodies that have structured the space since the staging of the Olympics, then identifies two key areas of private-sector involvement, in event space and in business development, where tensions emerged over how the site should best be governed. © 2011 Urban Studies Journal Limited.

Publication Title

Urban Studies

Publication Date

2012

Volume

49

Issue

8

First Page

1625

Last Page

1641

ISSN

0042-0980

DOI

10.1177/0042098011417022

Keywords

business development, legal rights, Olympic Games, private sector, public space, stakeholder, urban planning

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