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Conclusion: New Directions in Olympic Legacy Research

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This conclusion draws the threads of the argument together and makes the case for shifting Olympic legacy analysis away from functionalist models of the ‘mega event’ towards a more fine grained conjuntural analysis of urban transitions.

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  1. University of East London, London, England

    Phil Cohen

  2. Department of Geography, Birkbeck, University of London, London, England

    Paul Watt

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  1. Centre for East London Studies, University of East London, London, E 16, United Kingdom

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  2. Geography, Environment and Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, United Kingdom

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Cohen, P., Watt, P. (2017). Conclusion: New Directions in Olympic Legacy Research. In: Cohen, P., Watt, P. (eds) London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48947-0_16

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