Olympic Risks
An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk – l...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2012, 2012
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Series: | Executive Politics and Governance
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk – leading to changes in how the Games are governed |
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Physical Description: | XIV, 263 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9781137022004 |