London 2012 legacy: managing flood risk at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Abstract

Flood mitigation measures delivered at the London 2012 Olympic Park have reduced flood risk to more than 4000 residential and commercial properties, improving the quality of life for thousands of east London residents. Additional benefits include water quality, habitat creation, biodiversity, recreation, leisure and education. This was achieved by adopting a collaborative approach across a team that included contractors, planners and key stakeholders. The result is a true and lasting legacy for London and a model for sustainable flood risk management.

Impacts of climate change on organized sport: A scoping review

“…This interest in the two countries reflected their hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Games (Japan) and the 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qatar). The other regions examined were Australasia (n = 5; e.g., Australian Conservation Foundation, 2020a, 2020b; Dingle & Stewart, 2018), and Europe (n = 4; e.g., Goggins et al, 2018;Palmer et al, 2014;Visser & Petersen, 2009). We found only one article for each of Africa (Giddy, 2018) and Central/South American countries (Filho, 2014).…”

“…As for the type of climate change impacts examined, 21 studies (36.8%) focused on heat (e.g., Cheung, 2018;Gerrett et al, 2019); whereas nine articles examined the impact of warmer winter and associated snow shortage (Rutty et al, 2015;Scott et al, 2015Scott et al, , 2019, three focused on seasonal shifts associated with climate change (e.g., Scott & Jones, 2006) and one focused on flooding (Palmer et al, 2014). In addition, 21 articles were classified into the multiple category, examining the combinations of climate changes, such as heavier rainfall, drier and hotter summer, and thunderstorms (Goggins et al, 2018); and heat, hurricane risk, and sea level rise .…”

Impacts of climate change on organized sport: A scoping review

“…As for the type of climate change impacts examined, 21 studies (36.8%) focused on heat (e.g., Cheung, 2018; Gerrett et al, 2019); whereas nine articles examined the impact of warmer winter and associated snow shortage (Rutty et al, 2015; Scott et al, 2015, 2019), three focused on seasonal shifts associated with climate change (e.g., Scott & Jones, 2006) and one focused on flooding (Palmer et al, 2014). In addition, 21 articles were classified into the multiple category, examining the combinations of climate changes, such as heavier rainfall, drier and hotter summer, and thunderstorms (Goggins et al, 2018); and heat, hurricane risk, and sea level rise (Kellison & Orr, 2020).…”

“…This interest in the two countries reflected their hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Games (Japan) and the 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qatar). The other regions examined were Australasia ( n = 5; e.g., Australian Conservation Foundation, 2020a, 2020b; Dingle & Stewart, 2018), and Europe ( n = 4; e.g., Goggins et al, 2018; Palmer et al, 2014; Visser & Petersen, 2009). We found only one article for each of Africa (Giddy, 2018) and Central/South American countries (Filho, 2014).…”

Introduction

“…Delivery of the transformation works is described and the master plan was able to incorporate design improvements during the execution phase. Palmer et al (2014) provide more detail on managing the flood risk at the park and surrounding urban areas. Pennington (2014) then looks in detail at the design and construction of temporary platform structures used for equestrian events at Greenwich Royal Park, comprising a combination of steel-timber composites or interlocking plastic elements.…”