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Image of Britain post Olympics
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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The January 2013 edition of VisitBritain’s Foresight explores the results from a post-Olympics wave of the Anholt Nations Brand Index Survey, looking at how the world now rates Britain across a raft of key tourism attributes. Findings show that 63% of those who saw coverage of Britain hosting the Games agreed it had increased their interest in visiting for a holiday and that 75% think that there are lots of interesting places to visit outside London.
Making the Games: What government can learn from London 2012
Posted on: 22 January 2013
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This report from the Institute for Government tells the story of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It examines the factors behind the success of London 2012 and reflects on what government can learn from it, both in terms of delivering major projects and broader insights into government effectiveness.
London 2012 Post-Games Sustainability Report: A legacy of change
Posted on: 17 January 2013
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The third and final London 2012 Sustainability Report is designed to chart delivery against the London 2012 Sustainability Plan. It focuses on what London 2012 achieved in the delivery of the Games and culmination of its sustainability programme. The report is centred on priority stakeholder issues updated with results and lessons learned from the Games together with new information on legacy where available.
Cultural Olympiads and the creative industries: local engagement in Torino and London
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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This paper focuses on the creative industries, clustering of creative firms and their role in local development around Olympic Games planning and delivery focusing on Torino 2006 and London 2012. The authors argue that the role of such organizations has increasing value and importance for an Olympic programme, which reflect their growing importance in society more generally.
Pre-conditioning for success: Characteristics and factors ensuring a safe build for the Olympic Park
Posted on: 6 December 2012
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This research, published by the Health and Safety Executive, has looked to identify factors which have contributed to the London 2012 Olympic Park being delivered on time, on budget and with an exemplary health and safety record. Where other research has captured ‘how’ things were done, this research has explored ‘why’ and focused on the underpinning human and organisational interactions.
The Olympic Park: A landscape legacy
Posted on: 6 December 2012
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The Landscape Institute has launched a short YouTube film which showcases the vital role that landscape architecture played in the design and realisation of the Olympic Park.
Builders and the Games: Documentary about building workers and the Stratford Olympic Park
Posted on: 26 November 2012
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Shot between 2007 and 2012 on and around the Olympic Park and in colleges of construction, the film makers explore the impact of this big public project and ask whether there will be a legacy for construction workers. The DVD also includes four short films by new film makers: The Artist and the plumber: a portrait of a young woman sculptor who earns her living as a plumber; Cricklewood Craic: Impressions of a community of Irish construction workers in North London; The Carpenter: A day in the life of a worker who came to the UK from Eastern Europe; Pudding Mill Lane: People arrive for work at the Stratford Olympic Park. The DVD costs £7 for individuals and £22 for institutions.
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London Legacy Development Corporation Local Plan
Posted on: 20 November 2012
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The London Legacy Development Corporation came into being on 1st April 2012. From 1st October 2012 it became the Local Planning Authority for its area. A map of the Legacy Corporation area and more detail about the Legacy Corporation’s planning functions can be found on the Legacy Corporation website. The Legacy Corporation functions also include those related to plan making and as a result responsibility for preparing a Local Plan and any other local planning documents and guidance transfer to it from that date. The Legacy Corporation is now carrying out early engagement with the community and statutory organisations to help them decide what should be in the Local Plan.
London 2012: from vision to reality
Posted on: 15 November 2012
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The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012’s assessment of the games found that a target to produce zero landfill waste and to recycle 70 per cent of this were on track. It also found that the transport system delivered an “excellent” service, thanks to effective planning. However, the report argued that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games missed an opportunity to maximize the potential reduction in carbon emissions.
After the party: UK Hotels Forecast 2013
Posted on: 15 November 2012
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This report from PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at the impact of the London Olympics on the London and UK hotel markets and at the prospects for the UK hotel market in 2013.
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