Mega-Events and Urban Image Construction : Beijing and Rio de Janeiro (Hardcover)

Preface Introduction: the dark side of place image production? between Faust and Dorian Gray 1: Mega-events and urban image construction:a tale of two cities 2: The autonomous and concerted production of mental place images 3: Mega-events and physical image construction: between seduction and exclusion 4: Social image construction in the mega-event city: civilization, discipline and control 5: Contesting the mega-event spectacle: resistance to urban image construction 6: The human impacts of urban image construction: revanchism and the neoliberal war on the poor Conclusion: event-led urban image construction, a critical appraisal Index