The Olympic and Paralympic Games are one of the most prestigious
events in the world and in 2012 all eyes will be on London. The well
published post - 2012 Games legacy includes world class sports
facilities, a woodland park, new homes, shops and restaurants. What
isn't clear is what will happen to the high level security measures
that will be left behind after the Games.
Criminologist Dr Pete Fussey believes that there will be a
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and barriers are being introduced to aid security which will have an
impact on the urban environment.
Dr Fussey will talk about these issues and invite public discussion
at the first of three events on the Olympics to be held during the
Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social
Science 2011. He believes that there is an important debate to be had
about the impact that increased surveillance and security measures
could have on the communities of East London once the games have
finished.
"Given the amount of terrorist threats on recent large sporting
events, security requirements have become increasingly central to
Olympic planning. This has led to the construction of a range of highly
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by a range of surveillance technologies. This in turn, raises questions
of what will become of these spaces once the Games are finished and the
site is transformed into urban parkland," said Dr Fussey. "Further
questions exist over the revival and renewal of the area, which could
be seen as upsetting the traditional urban balance."
As an expert in security and counter-terrorism, Dr Fussey believes
that these issues of the legacy of the Olympics need to be more widely
debated. "For example during the Seoul and Tokyo Olympics, private
security guards were seen for the first time in those countries - and
they remained once the Olympics had gone. This sort of thing raises
questions about what is needed to police a global event and what
happens afterwards. How many of these security measures will remain in
place and what impact will they have on these communities long after
the Olympics has ended?"