The Olympic Games and the Environment [electronic resource] /
Karamichas, J.author.
This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Olympic Games: A Quintessentially Modern Project; 3 The Environmental Issue: Opposing Modernity and Progress; 4 Environmental Concern and Environmental Sociology: Parallel Developments; 5 Reflexive Modernization: Connecting the Environment with Modernity and Modernization; 6 The Greening of the Games; 7 Olympic Games and Ecological Modernization: Sydney, Athens and Beijing; 8 London 2012: Evaluating the Prospects; 9 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012.
Environmental policy.
Sports-Sociological aspects.
Environmental sociology.
Cultural studies.
Environment.
Sports.
Environmental Policy.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Environmental Sociology.
Cultural Studies.
Environment, general.
Popular Science in Sports.