No Games Chicago
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No Games Chicago
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Author : Tom Tresser
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-09-10
No Games Chicago written by Tom Tresser and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-10 with Architecture categories.
Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics can in fact be a “city-killer” that racks up billions of dollars in over-budget expenses, degrades the environment, and shreds civil liberties. This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to derail Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics in an entertaining case study of local activism with international reach. The group’s detailed strategies and tactics provide a much-needed playbook for scholars, journalists, and activists seeking people-powered alternatives to megaprojects and other tourism-centric economic development schemes. In a time when vital public services are being cut and curtailed, public spaces diminished, and civil liberties threatened by the over-policing of protests, America continues to dedicate billions of public dollars to private development and sports facilities. The activists of No Games Chicago broke new ground in their fight to represent the voice of the people among established local political powers in the decision-making process for Chicago’s Olympic bid. Their story resonates both nationally and globally – over 15 cities around the world have said “No Thank You!” to the Olympics since the success of No Games Chicago. Relevant to students and chroniclers of deliberative democracy, public policy, media for social change, community organizing, and the economics of sport, No Games Chicago is an enjoyable, practical addition to the literature of citizen governance, urban planning, and economic development.
No Games Chicago
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Author : TOM. TRESSER
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2024-09-12
No Games Chicago written by TOM. TRESSER and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-12 with Architecture categories.
This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to stop the 2016 Summer Olympics in a case study of local activism with international reach. Its strategies provide alternatives to tourism-centric megaprojects, addressing citizen governance, urban planning, and sports and economic development.
The World Almanac And Book Of Facts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The World Almanac And Book Of Facts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Almanacs, American categories.
The World Almanac And Encyclopedia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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World Almanac And Encyclopedia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
World Almanac And Encyclopedia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Almanacs, American categories.
No Boston Olympics
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Author : Chris Dempsey
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2017-05-02
No Boston Olympics written by Chris Dempsey and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts' wealthiest and most powerful individuals hatched an audacious plan to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Like their counterparts in cities around the world, Boston's Olympic boosters promised political leaders, taxpayers, and the media that the Games would deliver incalculable benefits and require little financial support from the public. Yet these advocates refused to share the details of their bid and only grudgingly admitted, when pressed, that their plan called for billions of dollars in construction of unneeded venues. To win the bid, the public would have to guarantee taxpayer funds to cover cost overruns, which have plagued all modern Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chose Boston 2024's bid over that of other American cities in January 2015-and for a time it seemed inevitable that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would award the Games to Boston 2024. No Boston Olympics is the story of how an ad hoc, underfunded group of diverse and engaged citizens joined together to challenge and ultimately derail Boston's boosters, the USOC, and the IOC. Chris Dempsey was cochair of No Boston Olympics, the group that first voiced skepticism, demanded accountability, and catalyzed dissent. Andrew Zimbalist is a world expert on the economics of sports, and the leading researcher on the hidden costs of hosting mega-events such as the Olympics and the World Cup. Together, they tell Boston's story, while providing a blueprint for citizens who seek to challenge costly, wasteful, disruptive, and risky Olympic bids in their own cities.
Olympic Exclusions
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Author : Jacqueline Kennelly
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-10
Olympic Exclusions written by Jacqueline Kennelly and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Olympic Games are sold to host city populations on the basis of legacy commitments that incorporate aid for the young and the poor. Yet little is known about the realities of marginalized young people living in host cities. Do they benefit from social housing and employment opportunities? Or do they fall victim to increased policing and evaporating social assistance? This book answers these questions through an original ethnographic study of young people living in the shadow of Vancouver 2010 and London 2012. Setting qualitative research alongside critical analysis of policy documents, bidding reports and media accounts, this study explores the tension between promises made and lived reality. Its eight chapters offer a rich and complex account of marginalized young people’s experiences as they navigate the possibilities and contradictions of living in an Olympic host city. Their stories illustrate the limits to the promises made by Olympic bidding and organizing committees and raise important questions about the ethics of public funding for such mega‐events. This book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the Olympics, sport and social exclusion, and sport and politics, as well as for those working in the fields of youth studies, social policy and urban studies.
Ariel
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Ariel written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with College student newspapers and periodicals categories.
American Florist
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
American Florist written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with Floriculture categories.
Private History In Public
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Author : Tammy S. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010
Private History In Public written by Tammy S. Gordon and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
Private History in Public examines history exhibits in small community museums and non-museum settings like bars, churches, and barbershops and argues that these exhibits promote dialogue on historical topics by engaging visitors with individualized perspectives.
