Impacts of the Olympic Games as mega-events

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-220

  Malfas, M ^a   Theodoraki, E ^b   Houlihan, B ^b  

^a Ionian Isl Ctr Bus Technol Devmt   (Greece)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recreational facilities; Social impact; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; OLYMPIC GAMES;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

OLYMPIC GAMES; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPORT;

EID: 5444240768     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2004.157.3.209     Document Type: Article

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