Gold, John Robert.

Olympic cities : city agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896-2012 / edited by John R. Gold and Margaret M. Gold - 1st ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2007 - xv, 348 p. : ill. ; 25 cm - Planning, history, and environment series . - Planning, history, and the environment series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-341) .

Athens to Athens: the summer Olympics, 1896-2004 / John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold -- The winter olympics: driving urban change, 1924-2002 / Stephen J. Essex, Brian S. Chalkley -- The cultural olympiads: reviving the panegyris / Margaret M. Gold, George Revill -- The paralympic games / John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold -- Financing the games / Paul Kitchin -- Promoting the Olympic city / Stephen V. Ward -- Accommodating the spectacle / Jon Coaffee, Lorraine Johnston -- Urban regeneration and renewal / Jon Coaffee -- Berlin 1936 / Monika Meyer-K©ơnzel -- Mexico City 1968 / Michael Barke -- Montreal 1976 / Daniel Latouche -- Barcelona 1992 / Francisco-Javier Moncl©ðs -- Sydney 2000 / Beatriz Garc©Ưa -- Athens 2004 / Margaret M. Gold -- Beijing 2008 / Ian G. Cook -- London 2012 / Graeme Evans -- Afterword / John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold

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City planning--History
Municipal government--History
Municipal services--History
Olympics--History
Olympics--Planning
Olympics--Management--History

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307.121 / G.J.O 2007