Behind the Event: Governance, Sustainability, and Social Impacts in London 2012 Olympics

The dissertation, through an interdisciplinary approach, examines the role of mega events as inspiration for urban regeneration, focusing on the London 2012 Olympics. It is structured in three chapters, so that the study could present how the Olympic Games served as a requalifier for the East London: the first one introduces the theoretical foundations of urban regeneration and examines the pre-Olympic situation of East London; the second one explores the planning and the implementation of the renovation within the Games; the third one provides an assessment of the impacts and the challenges related to the regeneration.