Future shock
Mega-events in Rio de Janeiro
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11436203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorge De La Barre (0000-0002-7383-3439, Universidade Federal Fluminense, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 352-368 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02614367.2014.994551 |
| OpenAlex | W2056109461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
In preparation for the mega-events of 2014 and 2016, the city of Rio de Janeiro has been going through a permanent shock of agenda, characterised by important urban reengineering projects, population removal and favela (shanty town) pacification. This essay explores the Rio of (sports and other) mega-events and questions the place of the social, in a paradigm marked by futurism and by techno-culture that may be announcing a new political economy: the political economy of mega-events
Economics · Economy · Geography · Mega · Megacity · Political science · Politics · Population · Shock (circulatory · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Physical Education and Sports Studies · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |