Planning Models and the Olympic Games: the Influence of Barcelona in Rio de Janeiro’s Mega-event Strategy (1995-2016)

After twenty-five years since its inception, the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games remain a benchmark of urban development policy. This "mega-event strategy" is part and parcel of the achievements observed in the city: the transformation of areas of declining economic activity, the relevance of...

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Main Author: Gabriel Silvestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iberoamericana / Vervuert 2020-07-01
Series:Iberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal
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Online Access:https://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/2709