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Avoiding the white elephants: A new approach to infrastructure planning at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2019

David Farndon  and
Paul Burton
David Farndon
Affiliation:
davidfarndon_df@yahoo.co.uk
Paul Burton
Affiliation:
p.burton@griffith.edu.au
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Abstract

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games presented the host city with a number of opportunities to improve its infrastructure and sporting facilities in line with its long-term strategic vision to transition to being a more mature and sustainable Australian city. However, major events such as the Commonwealth Games have a chequered history of bestowing lasting benefits and a positive legacy on the host city. This article examines the ways in which infrastructure planning for the 2018 Games was used to underpin the success experienced by the Gold Coast in harnessing the event to achieve broader city building objectives. It also reflects critically on how major event-led development can be used to support existing strategic city plans.

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Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games special section
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Queensland Review , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , June 2019 , pp. 128 - 146
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