Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Main Chapters -- 1 Legacy of sporting and non-sporting mega event research: What next? -- 2 Trading legacy for leverage -- 3 Mega events: Why cities are willing to host them, despite the lack of economic benefits -- 4 Volunteering legacy of the London 2012 Olympics -- 5 Sport participation legacies of mega sporting events -- 6 Legacy of sporting mega events for people with disabilities: The Paralympic Games -- 7 Economic legacy to cities of hosting major sports events: A case study of London 2012 -- 8 Environmental legacy of mega sport events -- Part II Short Case Studies -- 9 Mega-events and place branding legacy for emerging economies -- 10 The legacy of corruption in the context of the 2014 FIFA World Cup: Short-term and long-term consequences for sponsorship perception -- 11 The "legacy" of the Olympic Games for local communities: A case study of the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympic Games -- 12 "Lead Up and Legacy": A case study of the 2015 Rugby World Cup -- 13 The legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games: A case study of grass-roots sport clubs and the sport participation legacy -- 14 Towards cultural centrality in mega-event urban legacy: The case of Porto Maravilha and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games -- 15 Sport mega-events and the media -- 16 The New Orleans Mardi Gras: A mega-event with an intangible legacy of protest and resistance to social injustice and inequality -- Conclusion -- Index