Amidst the fanfare of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, URBACT looks back on the legacy of London 2012 and sustainable, inclusive urban design.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has been a fixture of the East London skyline since it was constructed to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Today, this area is a wellspring for local authorities, urban dwellers and planners to co-design and mingle. Over the years, the link between planning for the Olympic Games and urban regeneration has been well established. A lot of attention is paid to repurposing or creating new spaces that will not only serve the main event but, ultimately, local urban communities after the Olympic party has left town. This article follows the local development organisation that manages Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and acts as a local planning authority for the surrounding area. Faced with concerns ...

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URBACT is a European Territorial Cooperation programme that enables the cooperation of European cities within thematic networks since 2002. The programme also provides capacity-building activities and tools, and shares knowledge and good practices to city representatives and urban practitioners.

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