The Sydney 2000 Olympics and Urban Entrepreneurialism: Local Variations in Urban Governance

Hallmark events are important redevelopment tools utilised by entrepreneurial governments. The features of these events are analogous to those of entrepreneurial urban governance. This study examined the local impacts of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, particularly in relation to its social and polit...

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Published in:Australian geographical studies 2002-11, Vol.40 (3), p.323-336
Main Author: Owen, K.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Bondi Beach (Sydney)
Community empowerment
Community involvement
entrepreneurialism
Entrepreneurship
Geography
Governance
Hallmark events
Homebush Bay (Sydney)
Legacy
Local communities
Local government administration
New South Wales
Olympic Games
Olympics
Planning
Private sector
Redevelopment
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (Sydney)
Sydney
Sydney: Law and legislation
Sydney: Politics and government
Urban government
Venue planning
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Summary:Hallmark events are important redevelopment tools utilised by entrepreneurial governments. The features of these events are analogous to those of entrepreneurial urban governance. This study examined the local impacts of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, particularly in relation to its social and political legacies, in three local government areas which hosted Olympic venues. It also investigated the nature of urban governance in Sydney, Australia, as it was manifested in the planning of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Examples of entrepreneurialism in planning for the Olympics included the centralisation of planning powers, the increasing involvement of the private sector in government activities, and the relaxation of planning processes, resulting in reduced openness, accountability and public participation. Examples of resistance to the anti–democratic tendencies of entrepreneurialism were however evident in some areas, with managerial and democratic concerns remaining important to some local governments. Local community activism was imperative to achieving civic participation and ensuring commitment by local government to these managerial and democratic concerns. Activism also enabled some local communities to secure significant benefits from the Olympic Games.
ISSN:0004-9190
1467-8470
DOI:10.1111/1467-8470.00183