MEGA‐EVENTS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY

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National well-being and international sports events (2010, background): “It has also been suggested that cities/nations often bid to stage sports events solely in order to achieve regeneration plans and stimulate tourism in the post-event period (Essex and Chalkley, 1998; Chalkley and Essex, 1999; Burbank et al., 2002).”
Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications (2008, background): “…or significant developmental impacts (Humphreys and Prokopowicz 2007; Whitson and Horne 2006; Owen 2005; Black and van der Westhuizen 2004; Baade and Matheson 2004; Horne and Manzenreiter 2004, 2006; Matheson and Baade 2004; Whitson 2004; Burbank et al. 2002; Emery 2001; Jones 2001; Higham 1999).”
The Use of an Event Portfolio in Regional Community and Tourism Development: Creating Synergy between Sport and Cultural Events (2011, background): “2000) and on expectations for generating economic impact (Burbank et al., 2002), which many times, however, is not achieved.”
The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It (2015, methodology): “…bodies could support this change by preferring bids with existing infrastructure.5 The 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles is one example where organizers relied to a large degree on existing infrastructure (see Burbank et al., 2002), thus reducing many symptoms of the megaevent syndrome.”