Los Angeles and the Summer Olympic Games : : Planning Legacies.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Geography Series
• Author: Kassens Noor, Eva.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (72 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- 1 The Los Angeles Olympic Games: Planning Legacies -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 The Summer Olympic Games and LA's Hosting History -- 1.1.2 Planning Olympic Legacies -- 1.2 The Los Angeles Olympics 1932 -- 1.2.1 Contextualizing the Olympic Bidding Climate for the 1932 Games -- 1.2.2 Planning for the 1932 Games -- 1.2.3 Legacies of the 1932 Games -- 1.3 The Los Angeles Olympics 1984 -- 1.3.1 Contextualizing the Olympic Bidding Climate for the 1984 Games -- 1.3.2 Planning for the 1984 Games -- 1.3.3 Legacies from the 1984 Games -- 1.4 The Los Angeles Olympics 2028 -- 1.4.1 Contextualizing the Olympic Bidding Climate for the 2024/2028 Games -- 1.4.2 The Political Process of Bidding in Los Angeles -- 1.4.3 LA's Initial Bid for the 2024 Olympic Games (August 17, 2012-January 8, 2015) -- 1.4.4 LA's USOC Nomination (July 27, 2015-September 15, 2015) -- 1.4.5 LA's Candidature for the 2024 Olympics (September 16, 2015-September 13, 2017) -- 1.4.6 LA's IOC Nomination for the 2028 Olympic Games (July 11, 2017-September 13, 2017) -- 1.4.7 LA Perceptions: Results from a 2017 Bid Survey to Planners in Los Angeles -- 1.4.8 LA's Games Plan as of June 2019 -- 1.5 Discussion on Planning and Legacies of LA's 2028 Olympics -- 1.5.1 Comparing the Three Los Angeles Olympics -- 1.5.2 Why LA is Hosting the 2028 Olympic Games -- 1.5.3 Why LA Might Face Problematic Legacies -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References.