What Remains after Olympics? The Social and Spacial Effects of Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park, London Cover Image

Mi marad az olimpia után? A londoni Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park területi és társadalmi hatásairól
What Remains after Olympics? The Social and Spacial Effects of Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park, London

Author(s): Gyöngyi Pásztor
Subject(s): Architecture, Sports Studies
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: Olympics; Olympic Park; East London; gentrification; urban space; social change; urban renewal; planning

Summary/Abstract: The author focuses on the social and spatial effects of the 2012 London Olympics. She argues that the resulting positive effects are the outcome of the planning policy with some possible negative consequences. For example the poor population of East London now become highly exposed to risk due to the structural changes of the real estate market and the rapid gentrification process.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 229-236
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Hungarian