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Bidding for Development [electronic resource] : How the Olympic Bid Process Can Accelerate Transportation Development / by Ngiste Abebe, Mary Trina Bolton, Maggie Pavelka, Morgan Pierstorff.

By: Abebe, Ngiste [author.].
Contributor(s): Bolton, Mary Trina [author.] | Pavelka, Maggie [author.] | Pierstorff, Morgan [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Sports Economics, Management and Policy: 9Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVII, 95 p. 14 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461489122.Subject(s): Transportation | Economics | Management science | Public administration | Economics | Economics, general | Public Administration | TransportationAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 330 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Urban Development and the Olympics -- 3.The Olympic Legacy -- 4. Bid Framework -- 5. Case Studies -- 6. Recommendations and for the Road Ahead.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: In 2012, over four billion people tuned in to watch the London Summer Olympics. As the single largest mega-event in the world, the Olympics has the power to captivate the global imagination. Long before athletes vie for a gold medal, however, competition between cities eager to host the Games kicks off with a rigorous bid process. The lengthy and expensive endeavor to host the Olympics is as high-stakes as any sporting event. Rather than encouraging cities to refrain from bidding, Bidding for Development takes a policy approach that challenges stakeholders to bid responsibly and strategically in pursuit of concrete outcomes.   Every bid city has the potential to accelerate long-term transportation development through a strategic and robust planning process. This book concentrates on the phenomenon of repeat Olympic bids and the opportunities that may come from bidding, particularly for those cities that never win the Games. In this context, Bidding for Development explores the intersection between transportation infrastructure development, the Olympic bid process, and the resulting legacies experienced by bid losers. The findings address the central question: how can participating in the Olympic bid process accelerate transportation development regardless of the bid result?   In response, this book presents a Bid Framework outlining how and when cities may use the bid to unite resources, align transportation priorities, and empower leaders to achieve urban development objectives in preparation for the Olympic bid. The Bid Framework is then applied to two case studies, Manchester and Istanbul, to examine each bid loser's effectiveness in using the bid process to catalyze transportation development. Concurrently, the book takes into consideration how the International Olympic Committee's evolving bid regulations and requirements relate to urban development and positive social legacy. Bidding for Development delivers actionable recommendations for all Olympic stakeholders to improve the value of the bid process and transportation benefits beyond the Games.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Urban Development and the Olympics -- 3.The Olympic Legacy -- 4. Bid Framework -- 5. Case Studies -- 6. Recommendations and for the Road Ahead.

In 2012, over four billion people tuned in to watch the London Summer Olympics. As the single largest mega-event in the world, the Olympics has the power to captivate the global imagination. Long before athletes vie for a gold medal, however, competition between cities eager to host the Games kicks off with a rigorous bid process. The lengthy and expensive endeavor to host the Olympics is as high-stakes as any sporting event. Rather than encouraging cities to refrain from bidding, Bidding for Development takes a policy approach that challenges stakeholders to bid responsibly and strategically in pursuit of concrete outcomes.   Every bid city has the potential to accelerate long-term transportation development through a strategic and robust planning process. This book concentrates on the phenomenon of repeat Olympic bids and the opportunities that may come from bidding, particularly for those cities that never win the Games. In this context, Bidding for Development explores the intersection between transportation infrastructure development, the Olympic bid process, and the resulting legacies experienced by bid losers. The findings address the central question: how can participating in the Olympic bid process accelerate transportation development regardless of the bid result?   In response, this book presents a Bid Framework outlining how and when cities may use the bid to unite resources, align transportation priorities, and empower leaders to achieve urban development objectives in preparation for the Olympic bid. The Bid Framework is then applied to two case studies, Manchester and Istanbul, to examine each bid loser's effectiveness in using the bid process to catalyze transportation development. Concurrently, the book takes into consideration how the International Olympic Committee's evolving bid regulations and requirements relate to urban development and positive social legacy. Bidding for Development delivers actionable recommendations for all Olympic stakeholders to improve the value of the bid process and transportation benefits beyond the Games.

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