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Olympic risks
- Title
- Olympic risks / Will Jennings.
- Author
- Jennings, William J. (William John), 1977-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | JFD 12-5239 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Series Statement
- Executive politics and governance
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: RISK AND MEGA-EVENTS -- Risk and Governing Mega-Events -- The Olympics as a Mega-Event -- PART II: THE OLYMPICS, RISK AND UNCERTAINTY -- Olympic Risks -- Decision-Making Under Uncertainty -- Counting the Costs and Benefits of the Games -- PART III: GOVERNING THE GAMES -- Managing Olympic Risks -- Public Opinion and Reputational Risk -- The Risks of Risk Management -- Conclusions.
- Call Number
- JFD 12-5239
- ISBN
- 9780230300064 (hardback)
- 0230300065 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012023366
- OCLC
- 774489585
- Author
- Jennings, William J. (William John), 1977-
- Title
- Olympic risks / Will Jennings.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Description
- xiv, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Executive politics and governance
- Summary
- "An exploration of how the Olympics are organized 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 organizational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk - leading to changes in how the Games are governed"-- Provided by publisher.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-5239