Things We're Reading
Check out publications, industry reports, and links to podcasts below to learn more about the themes and topics we're interested in.
Müller, Martin, Sven Daniel Wolfe, Christopher Gaffney, David Gogishvili, Miriam Hug, and Annick Leick. 2021. “An Evaluation of the Sustainability of the Olympic Games.” Nature Sustainability 4 (4): 340–48. Read more.
Müller, M., Gogishvili, D., Wolfe, S. D., Gaffney, C., Hug, M., & Leick, A. (2023). Peak event: the rise, crisis and potential decline of the Olympic Games and the World Cup. Tourism Management, 95, 104657. Read more.
Gaffney, C. (2021). Geoporn: spectacular reproduction in Olympic Rio de Janeiro. Sport in Society, 1-21. Read more.
Gaffney, C., & Eeckels, B. (2020). COVID-19 and Tourism Risk in the Americas. Journal of Latin American Geography, 19(3), 308-313. Read more.
Gaffney, C. (2016). Gentrifications in pre-olympic Rio de Janeiro. Urban Geography, 37(8), 1132-1153. Read more.
Smarter than smart: Rio de Janeiro's flawed emergence as a smart city
Gaffney, C., & Robertson, C. (2018). Smarter than smart: Rio de Janeiro's flawed emergence as a smart city. Journal of Urban Technology, 25(3), 47-64. Read more.
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