Leveraging the Mega Event

Olympics as a driver for Urban Regeneration

“The Games can function as an opportunity for job creation, the development and operation of leisure and recreation service opportunities, the upgrading of open spaces, and improved levels of public health and participation in sport. The existing literature is deeply inadequate when it comes to relating social development to spatial planning or urban renewal” (Chen, 2012, p.13)

City development describes the initiatives that are needed to achieve the overall goal of mega-event planning and the possible influence it has over time. For the Olympic Games, it is stated that there are several types of Olympic-related constructions that may be classified into three levels: the Olympic park and venues, transportation infrastructure, and supporting structures.

The image branding and identity of the Olympic Games, changed over the years, from a modest sport celebration with minor urban impact, to a enormous festival, aiming for large scale sustainable development. However, the overall image the Olympic Games want to promote, is the idea of Olympism, of sport as a mean to global social development.

The relation between Olympic legacy and urban regeneration lies in the possibility of the defined legacies to resolve issues related to economic, physical, social and environmental condition.

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Assumptions

Key pointers considered for envisioning the Olympic Game Plan

To overcome the issue of speculating on future infrastructural advancements,owing to the event being held in 2036, the following assumptions were made before envisioning a game plan :

1. The land chosen as the site for Olympics has been acquired from AMC and is a single ownership property under a developer.

2. The Olympic games are taking place in 2022 (and not in 2036) and the legacy plan will be developed for the years following that.

3. The Riverfront Phase II has been completed, the riverfront road is constructed and the site is leveled to the road before the Olympic games take place.

4. The ongoing metro phase construction is completed before the Olympic games take place.

5. The existing Narendra Modi Stadium will be utilized as one of the permanent venues in the Olympic Game Plan.