Encyclopedia of sport management

Abstract

Oxford Dictionary defines centralization as “The action or process of bringing to or gathering at a center; the fact of being centralized in this way” (Oxford Dictionary). Centralization and sport are closely linked in defining places and spaces within our territories. The rapid urbanization and redevelopment of industrialized arrondissements have introduced a considerable increase in sporting spaces and public playgrounds within our areas. The management and coordination of these new forms of entertainment have opened up new possibilities for urban sports spaces. In addition, the centralization of processes implies reconsidering environmental, social, and economic resources in observance of participation and safety in city planning, considering sports urbanism. After the COVID-19 pandemic, we examined new projects to define specific, centralized urban spaces in cities and metropolises. To date, centralization is a theoretical basis for cities to propose essential elements for designing sports venues in urban or rural areas. Given the space occupied, centralization has acquired a more significant and more central role in the design and management of our cities of the future.

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Keywords

• Olympic Games,
• Olympic legacy,
• sustainability,
• urbanism,
• territorialisation approach

How to Cite

della Sala, V. (2024). Centralization. InEncyclopedia of Sport Management, Second Edition. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035317189.ch82

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