No Games Chicago: How A Small Group of Citizens Derailed the City's 2016 Olympic Bid

By Tom Tresser

This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to stop the 2016 Summer Olympics in a case study of local activism with international reach. Its strategies provide alternatives to tourism-centric megaprojects, addressing citizen governance, urban planning, and sports and economic development.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032738960
• ISBN13: 9781032738963
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"