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Evaluating the Local Impacts of the Rio Olympics book cover

1st Edition

Evaluating the Local Impacts of the Rio Olympics

Edited By Marcelo Neri Copyright 2021
318 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book evaluates the local impacts and legacies of the Olympics in Rio by comparing Rio2016 with other Olympic experiences and evaluating the ways in which the Games served the city. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games took place in a scenario of enormous economic challenges and persistent inequalities. In contrast to all previous Olympic experiences, Brazil faced its worst economic recession ever... Read more

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Setting the Olympic Stage: Global and Local Perspectives

  1. Participation Legacy and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    2. Ian Brittain

  2. An Urbanistic View of Rio2016: Aspiration, Planning and Legacy

    3. Roberto Ainbinder

  3. Population’s Perceptions of the Games

    4. Viviane Bittencourt, Aloisio Campelo and Marcelo Neri

    Part II: Broad View of Impacts

  4. Olympic Social Changes: Local Transformations before and after Rio2016

    5. Marcelo Neri, Samanta Monte and Manuel Osorio

  5. Population´s Perceptions on Public Policies

    6. Marcelo Neri, Aloisio Campelo and Viviane Bittencourt

  6. Fiscal Impact of the Rio Olympics

    7. Marcelo Neri and Manuel Osorio

  7. Employment and Wages Evolution of the core Olympics Economic Sectors Marcelo Neri, Manuel Osorio and Luisa Melo

    8.

  8. Changing Consumption Patterns? Sports Practice, Tourism and Recreation

    9. Marcelo Neri, Luisa Melo and Manuel Osorio

    Part III: Evaluating Sectoral Legacies

  9. Paralympic City? Assessing Employment Quotas and Disabilities

    10. Marcelo Neri

  10. Transport Legacy of Mega-Events and Inequalities in Access to Opportunities in Rio de Janeiro

    11. Rafael Pereira

  11. Population’s Perceptions on Urban Mobility Impacts

    12. Aloisio Campelo, Viviane Bittencourt and Marcelo Neri

  12. Legacy of the Olympic Games for the Guanabara Bay

    13. Emanuel Alencar

  13. Rio Slums Removal: What is the Olympic Urban Legacy?

    14. Lucas Faulhaber

    Part IV: Post-Rio2016 Challenges: Olympic Legacy Management

  14. Evidencing the Impacts of the Olympic Games - The View from London 2012

    15. Allan Brimicombe and Yang Li

  15. Exchanges of Experiences during the Olympic Cycle

    Marcelo Neri and Manuel Osorio

  16. Past and Future of Rio City and Main Conclusions on the Games' Impact

    17. Marcelo Neri, Marcos Hecksher and Manuel Osorio

Biography

Marcelo Neri is the director of the Fundaçäo Getulio Vargas (FGV) Social at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. He is the former president of IPEA and minister of Strategic Affairs in Brazil.

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