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The Olympic Legacy….a geographer’s dream!

The Olympic Legacy….a geographer’s dream!. The Olympic Legacy - geographical questions. Will the Olympics help to regenerate east London? Were the 2012 Olympics really the ‘greenest Games ever’? How should the Olympic Park be planned? Who will be the real winners and losers?.

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The Olympic Legacy….a geographer’s dream!

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  1. The Olympic Legacy….a geographer’s dream!

  2. The Olympic Legacy -geographical questions • Will the Olympics help to regenerate east London? • Were the 2012 Olympics really the ‘greenest Games ever’? • How should the Olympic Park be planned? • Who will be the real winners and losers?

  3. London Legacy Development Corporation • Created in April 2012 to take over from OPLC and took over planning powers from ODA in October • Purpose to “promote and deliver social, economic and environmental regeneration in the Olympic Park and surrounding area…”

  4. Legacy tensions • Sporting event v Legacy (e.g. Olympic stadium) • Public v Private investment (e.g. Athletes Village) • Residents v Newcomers (e.g. Carpenters Estate) • Large-scale v Small-scale (e.g. Westfield/Stratford Centre)

  5. Sporting event v Legacy

  6. Public v Private investment

  7. Local residents v Newcomers

  8. Large-scale v Small-scale

  9. www.urbangeogeastlondon.org

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