Gordon R Waitt

TL;DR: The authors examined the changes in enthusiasm between 1998 and 2000 towards Sydney's Olympics among a socially diverse sample of host city residents, and found that for the majority the reaction to Sydney’s Olympics intensified from 1998, reaching euphoria in September 2000.

TL;DR: This article examined tourists' perceptions of the historical authenticity of The Rocks, Australia, a heritage precinct fashioned by the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority, and found that overall tourists perceive this representation of history as authentic.

TL;DR: There are many forms of discourse analysis, including content analysis, semiology, and iconography as discussed by the authors, and the Foucauldian discourse analysis is a break from other critical methods applied to textual analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the importance of size, geographical position and class legacies in theories of creativity, economic development and urban regeneration is recovered within debates about the creative economy in small cities.

TL;DR: Using the example of Sydney's 2000 Olympic bid, this article examined the relationship between hallmark events and three characteristics of the post-modern city: government policies informed by entre-...