The greenest Olympics?

Volume:

18.3

Publication date:

November 2009

Editors:

Shaun McCarthy; Bea Ayling; Adam Donnan

Will the London 2012 Olympics be the greenest Olympics ever? The organisers of Europe's largest construction programme committed to achieving the most sustainable Olympic games yet. Published over 2 years before the games begin, this issue considers current progress towards this ambitious legacy, including in areas around biodiversity and transport, and the success of previous Olympics in championing sustainability.

London 2012 - a sustainable odyssey? - Shaun McCarthy
Biodiversity and the London 2012 Olympic Park - Gary Grant
Sustainable transport for the London 2012 Olympic Games - Mike Sinclair-Williams
On the right track? - Darren Johnson
Planting the park - Heather Barrett-Mold
An evolving sustainable development perspective: the Olympic games - Gregory Borne
Contaminated land management at the Olympic park site and an after-games scenario - Kanan Purkayastha
Material use at the Olympics: a case study of PVC - Mark Everard
Air Quality and the Olympic dream: Beijing 2008 and London 2012 - Clare Holman
Strategic assessment of the Turin 2006 Olympic winter games - Attilia Peano; Grazia Brunetta
Sydney Olympic site remediatoin - Sharon Beder

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