Dear David,

A couple of years ago I supervised an MSc study on the planning of Olympic games. Very interesting insights, particularly on the role of legacies in the bid process. The report can be freely downloaded from http://edepot.wur.nl/197144

http://edepot.wur.nl/197144

Dear Raoul,

Thanks for the reply. The study looks very good and extensive. 

Hello,

I have one article for you - not about olympics but about UEFA EURO  FOOTBALL Champonschip in Poland and Ukraine - EURO 2012 . It is about the tangible and intangible impacts of sports events. You will find hard data there as well as some results of qualitative research and literature devoted to the sports events including the Olimpics . You can acces the publication via: http://www.ceeol.com/

I also attached the preview - 1st page. 

For the publication please see: 

A Large Sports Event in the Eyes of the Host City’s Inhabitants: the Example of Wrocław; Polish Sociological Review ; 4(184), pp. 505-530. 

Article A Large Sports Event in the Eyes of the Host City’s Inhabita...

Thanks!

Strangely question was modified asking for data instead of research (which was my question), but the information on data and research methods is also really useful. I am currently working on a thesis proposal with all these.

Hi,

In terms of impact of events one can also refer to those articles-attached.

They are about festivals but lots of impacts could be adapted to sports events, in the secodn article there is also example of research method which could be used to study the impact of events in the eyes of inhabitants of host area. 

Article Cudny, W., Korec, P., Rouba, R. (2012) Resident’s perception...

Article Cudny Waldemar, 2013, FESTIVAL TOURISM – THE CONCEPT, KEY FU...

I study olympics lagacy of white water courses (canoe slalom). My topics research is touristic impact for city after mega-event. I published 4 articles about these  urban aspects. For example, Lee Valley near London  is one case study of building before competitions and recreationnal areas and natural park after Olympics Games.

Hi David,

I would recommend to give a look at this website: http://incom-uab.net/ceouab/ It's the first and -I think- only research centre devoted to Olympic Studies.

You may also want to read the Torino 2006 Sustainability Report (http://www.unep.org/pdf/TorinoReport.pdf), which I have co-authored.

I hope this helps. Best,

Giuseppe. 

I am grateful for all feedback. I'm in the process of reading and writing proposal. hopefully i can finish the latter today and go on with reading.

I will add a lit of the literature/resources that i have found myself as well. I guess it will be useful for the ones that follow this Q&A.

Whose games? The costs of being “Olympic citizens” in Beijing - Hyun Bang Shin and

Bingqin Li; Environment and Urbanization, October 2013; vol. 25, 2: pp. 559-576. See also documentation of massive evictions for Seoul Olympics Evictions in Seoul, South Korea: The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights Environment and Urbanization, April 1989; vol. 1, 1: pp. 89-94.

Mike Raco has done a lot of work on the "governance" impacts of delivering the Olympic Games in London.

Raco, M. 2014. Delivering Flagship Projects in an Era of Regulatory Capitalism: State-led Privatization and the London Olympics 2012. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38:1, 176-197.

Hi, 

My humble opinion is that you should read this: Waitt, G. (2003) SOCIAL IMPACTS OF

THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS ---  very good analysis of social intangible impacts of Sydney olympics- link to pdf:

http://genc6003.unsw.wikispaces.net/file/view/Social+Impact+Sydney+Olypics.pdf