Cultural Mega-Events
Cultural Mega-Events Mega-events have long been used by cities as a strategy to secure global recognition and attract future economic investment. This approach to planning and developing cities…
Specifikacia Cultural Mega-Events
Cultural Mega-Events
Mega-events have long been used by cities as a strategy to secure global recognition and attract future economic investment. This approach to planning and developing cities through mega-events introduces a broad range of physical effects and nuanced institutional changes for cities, particularly for the more sensitive heritage areas of cities. However, while cultural mega-events like the European Capital of Culture have become increasingly popular, cities have begun questioning the traditional model of other events such as the Olympic Games with many candidate cities cancelling bids in recent years.
This book explores these issues by first examining the dynamics of cities' attempts to reduce overall costs and increase the sustainability of these large events by further embedding them within the existing fabric of the city and second by studying in depth the impact on the heritage of