“De-risking” East London: olympic regeneration planning 2000–2012

摘要: The concept of legacy has emerged in the twenty-first century as a dominant narrative within mega-event projects. Accordingly, event hosts now engage detailed planning. This often means creating new agencies and plans; something that important implications for wider urban governance paper focuses on initiatives attached to 2012 Olympic Games London. One main aims staging was regenerating East London; pre-event planning (2000–2012) associated with this promise is focus here. Using evidence collected from primary secondary research, records how arrangements evolved over 2000–2012. These were designed achieve regeneration effects at different scales; Park, fringes Park sub-region. acknowledges pioneering work undertaken London, but also identifies key issues, challenges dilemmas involved. concludes rescaled privileging city-wide national stakeholders. It suggests that, rather than process driven by corporate interests public–private partnerships, London best understood government intervention de-risked private-sector investors.