GEOG 3050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Stanley Enow, Financial Times, Slum Upgrading
15 Sep 2015
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Rio de janeiro, brazil: pan american games in 2007; olympics in 2016. Doha, qatar: 2022 world cup: urban activism in the global south, review of course themes; exam review. Sport mega-events in the global south: olympics: Rio de janeiro, brazil (2016: world cup: More varied history largely europe and sa (south africa) The drive to host sport mega-events in the global south: ; a lot of incentive for countries to host these events such as: Put the country (or city) on the map . Expenses for hosting sport mega-events are growing, especially due to security and infrastructure costs; where are you going to puut the fans that show up such as hotel accommodations and food available. Potential for savings due to low labour costs; potential for new non-sports infrastructure; they are temporary only last for a month not even a few weeks: haferburg 2011, commenting on the 2010 world cup in south africa:
