Development and Dreams

DEVELOPMENT AND DREAMS DEVELOPMENT AND DREAMS THE URBAN LEGACY OF THE 2010 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP Edited by Udesh Pillay, Richard Tomlinson and Orli Bass Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa www.hsrcpress.ac.za First published 2009 © 2009 Human Sciences Research Council ISBN (soft cover) 978-0-7969-2250-2 ISBN (pdf) 978-0-7969-2286-1 The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Human Sciences Research Council (‘the Council’) or indicate that the Council endorses the views of the authors. In quoting from this publication, readers are advised to attribute the source of the information to the individual author concerned and not to the Council. Chapter 5 in this volume by Udesh Pillay and Orli Bass was first published in 2008 in Urban Forum 19(3): 329–346 as ‘Mega-events as a response to poverty reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its urban development implications’ under Springer’s Open Choice licence. The version republished here has been updated. Copyedited by Lee Smith Typeset by Baseline Publishing Services Cover design by Jenny Young Cover photographs by Benny Gool, Oryx Media; Chris Kerchoff, MediaClubSouthAfrica.com; and GCIS Printed by XXX Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel: +27 (0) 21 701 4477; Fax: +27 (0) 21 701 7302 www.oneworldbooks.com Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services (EDS) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7240 0856; Fax: +44 (0) 20 7379 0609 www.eurospanbookstore.com Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group (IPG) Call toll-free: (800) 888 4741; Fax: +1 (312) 337 5985 www.ipgbook.com Contents Tables and figures vii Preface ix A note on names and locations x Map of 2010 World Cup host cities and stadiums xi Acronyms and abbreviations xii The build-up 1 Introduction 3 Richard Tomlinson, Orli Bass and Udesh Pillay 2 The road to Africa: South Africa’s hosting of the ‘African’World Cup 18 Justin van der Merwe 3 Managing the alchemy of the 2010 Football World Cup 33 Glynn Davies Development 4 South Africa 2010: Initial dreams and sobering economic perspectives 55 Stan du Plessis and Wolfgang Maennig 5 Mega-events as a response to poverty reduction: The 2010 World Cup and urban development 76 Udesh Pillay and Orli Bass 6 Anticipating 2011 96 Richard Tomlinson 7 Venue selection and the 2010 World Cup: A case study of Cape Town 114 Kamilla Swart and Urmilla Bob 8 Sport, mega-events and urban tourism: Exploring the patterns, constraints and prospects of the 2010 World Cup 131 Scarlett Cornelissen 9 The 2010 World Cup and the rural hinterland: Maximising advantage from mega-events 153 Doreen Atkinson 10 Public viewing areas: Urban interventions in the context of mega-events 174 Christoph Haferburg, Theresa Golka and Marie Selter ... - tailieumienphi.vn