Resource Guide: Events and Urban Renewal

SUBJECT CENTRE LEGACY RESOURCE This resource guide focuses upon events as a catalyst for urban renewal. In the wake of deindustrialisation and economic restructuring throughout Western Europe there has been a concerted effort to deploy innovative and creative strategies to address the most pressing issues of urban regeneration. Cultural and sporting events have been used as mechanism in broader urban regeneration strategies as illustrated by the hosting of European Cities of Culture (e.g. Glasgow Porto Dublin and Liverpool) Commonwealth Games (e.g. Manchester Glasgow) and the Olympic Games (e.g. London). In this regard events can be used in a broader urban regeneration strategy.