Towards redefining the concept of legacy in relation to sport mega-events: Insights from the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Increasingly, governments from both the developed and developing world look to hosting sport mega-events as a way to stimulate development. There is much debate over what the legacies of sport mega-events are, how to stimulate positive legacies and how they should be studied. Drawing on a growing bo...

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Published inDevelopment southern Africa (Sandton, South Africa) Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 307 - 318
Main Authors Cornelissen, Scarlett, Bob, Urmilla, Swart, Kamilla
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.09.2011
Taylor and Francis Journals
SeriesDevelopment Southern Africa
Subjects
2010 FIFA World Cup
Concepts
Consensus
Developing countries
Development Policy
Economic development
Evaluation
Government and politics
legacy praxis
mega-event impacts
Public infrastructure
Scholarships
Soccer
South Africa
sport mega-event
Sports
Stimuli
Sustainability
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Summary:Increasingly, governments from both the developed and developing world look to hosting sport mega-events as a way to stimulate development. There is much debate over what the legacies of sport mega-events are, how to stimulate positive legacies and how they should be studied. Drawing on a growing body of scholarship on legacy best and worst practice, this article discusses the economic, physical, infrastructural, social, political and environmental consequences of sport mega-events, using insights from South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It examines pertinent debates, highlights prominent approaches to assessing legacy impacts, notes the lack of consensus on the meaning of 'legacy', and suggests steps towards a clear definition of the concept. These include the need to consider event impacts in relation to the context in which they occur, and to integrate triple bottom-line principles systematically into mega-event planning, design and evaluation.
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ISSN:0376-835X
1470-3637
DOI:10.1080/0376835X.2011.595990