CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 18 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 23 1 - Introduction 41 1. Background 41 2. Problem Identification 42 3. Research Questions 43 4. Research Objectives: 43 5. Research Methodology: 43 2 - Literature Study 49 2.1 Sustainability: 49 2.2 Mega sports events 49 2.3 Relation between Mega sports event and sustainability 50 2.4 Measuring sustainability 51 3: Lessons from Previous Mega Sports Events (1976-2010) 55 3.1 Montreal Olympics 1976: 55 3.2 Asian games, Delhi 1982: 55 3.3 Barcelona Olympics 1992: 57 3.4 Lillehammer Winter Olympics 1994: 58 3.5 Atlanta Olympics 1996: 59 3.6 Nagano Winter Olympics 1998: 60 3.7 Sydney Olympics 2000: 60 3.8 Salt lake city winter Olympics 2002: 61 3.9 Athens Olympics 2004: 62 3.10 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006: 63 3.11 Beijing Olympics 2008: 63 3.12 Asian Games Guangzhou 2010: 64 3.13 Comparison of case studies with the identified sustainable parameters: 64 3.13 Summing up: 72 4: Sustainability Oriented Planning: Case Studies 77 4.1 Introduction: 77 4.2 Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 77 4.3 London Olympics 2012: 79 4.4 Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014: 81 4.5 Summing up: 81 5: Exploring the Sustainability of CWG New Dehi 2010 85 5.1 Introduction: 85 5.2 CWG, Delhi: Overview: 86 5.3 Review of Master plan: 88 5.4 Study area selection: 90 5.5 People's perception about CWG Delhi 2010: 91 5.6 Experts Opinion (ranking) over sustainability matrix: 94 5.6.1 Combination of parternership and engagement: 96 5.6.2 Promoting Awareness: 96 5.6.3 Promotion of technology 97 5.6.4 Land Use Concerns and waste management 98 5.6.5 Urban policy and planning: 98 5.6.6 Completion of projects 99 5.7 Actual application of selected sustainable parameters in Delhi case: 99 5.8 Commonwealth Games Village: 102 5.8.1Combination of partnership and engagement: 102 5.8.1.1 The Reality 102 5.8.1.2 Expert Score 103 5.8.1.3 Summing up and some recommendations 103 5.8.2 Promoting Awareness 103 5.8.2.1 The Reality 103 5.8.2.2 Expert Score 104 5.8.2.3 Summing up and some recommendations 104 5.8.3 Promotion of technology 104 5.8.3.1 The Reality 104 5.8.3.2 Expert Scoring: 105 5.8.3.3 Summing up and some recommendations 105 5.8.4 Land Use concern and waste management 106 5.8.4.1 The Reality 106 5.8.4.2 Expert Scoring: 107 5.8.4.3 Summing up and some recommendations 107 5.8.5 Urban policy and planning 107 5.8.5.1 The Reality: 107 5.8.5.2 Expert Scoring: 108 5.8.5.3 Summing up and some recommendations 108 5.8.6 Completion of project: 109 5.9 Games Village flyover: 110 5.9.1 The Reality: 110 5.9.2 Expert's scoring: 110 5.9.3 Summing up and some recommendations 111 5.10 Road Widening and beatification of Mahatma Gandhi Marg:(stretch from Indraprastha- Sarai Kale Khan) 113 5.10.1 Combination of partnership and engagement: 113 5.10.1.1 The Reality: 113 5.10.1.2 Expert's scoring: 113 5.10.1.3 Summing up and some recommendations 113 5.10.2 Promotion of technology: 114 5.10.2.1 The Reality: 114 5.10.2.2 Expert's scoring: 114 5.10.2.3 Conclusions and recommendations: 114 5.10.3 Land Use concern and waste management: 115 5.10.3.1 The Reality: 115 5.10.3.3 Conclusions and recommendations: 116 5.10.4 Urban policy and planning 117 5.10.4.1 The Reality 117 5.10.4.2 Expert's scoring: 118 5.10.4.3 Conclusions and recommendations: 118 5.10.5 Completion of project: 118 5.10.6 Some observations: 118 5.11 Barapulla Elevated Road: 120 5.11.1The Reality: 120 5.11.2 Some observations and recommendations: 121 5.12 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium area and its surrounding area 122 5.12.1 Introduction 122 5.12.2 Combination of partnership and engagement 122 5.12.3 Promotion of awareness 123 5.12.4 Land Use concern and waste management 123 5.12.5 Urban Policy and Planning 124 5.12.6 Completion of project. 125 5.12.7 Some observations and recommendations: 125 5.13 Need of Governance and Public consultation 127 6: Conclusions 131 6.1 Research Overview 131 6.2 Research finding and Recommendations 132 6.3 Limitation in study 134 6.4 Future Research Area 134 Bibliography 135 annexures 139