This paper focuses upon the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (CWG) legacy
proposals regarding the regeneration of the East End. It provides a preliminary
pre-event evaluation by examining local progress towards urban regeneration
legacies, primarily physical and economic renewal. Following an examination of
the events’ legacy landscape and problems within the legacy planning
process, the paper outlines the socio-economic profile of the locale.
Thereafter, the relevance of the CWG to the area is highlighted and an
evaluation of the progress towards physical and economic urban regeneration
goals is charted. Key risks in the legacy planning process are identified. It is
suggested that while there are elements of good practice in local progress
towards legacy planning and regeneration, there are community issues that could
pose tensions.
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