From 'Event-led' to 'Event-themed' Regeneration: The 2002 Commonwealth Games Legacy Programme

Andrew Smith and Tim Fox
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Andrew Smith: School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS, UK, A.Smith24@westminster.ac.uk
Tim Fox: ECOTEC Research and Consulting, 31-32 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5JD, UK, tim.fox@ecotec.com

Urban Studies, 2007, vol. 44, issue 5-6, 1125-1143

Abstract: Hosting large events has long been associated with the physical regeneration of cities. To supplement these 'hard' impacts, cities are now attempting to use events to stimulate 'softer' social and economic regeneration. This paper evaluates the impacts of the Legacy Programme adopted in conjunction with the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, UK. Alongside its emphasis on social and economic regeneration, this programme was unusual in that the projects were games-themed, rather than being directly linked to the event. Despite some concerns about the organisational structures employed and the sustainability of impacts, target beneficiaries have received valuable assistance from the programme. Thus it appears that there are valuable lessons that other cities can learn from this example of event-themed regeneration.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1080/00420980701256039

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