London 2012 and Environmental Sustainability: A Study through the Lens of Environmental Sociology

John Karamichas

Sociological Research Online, 2013, vol. 18, issue 3, 168-173

Abstract: This rapid response paper examines the claim that Olympic Games hosting can encourage and/or accentuate the adoption of environmental sustainability (ES) policies by the host nation, with London 2012 as a case study. Six indicators that can be used in this examination are identified and subsequently tested in relation to changes brought by austerity/‘Big Society’ policies. The paper closes by suggesting that although the UK, unlike other hosts, had a relatively good ES standing; however, it appears that this has been significantly downgraded in the event and immediate post-event phases of the Games.

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Ecological Modernization; Olympic Games Impact; ‘Big Society’; London 2012 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.3144

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