Marie Delaplace is Emeritus Professor in planning and regional development in the Paris School of Ubanism (EUP, Gustave Eiffel University, Paris, France), conducting her research within the Lab'urba laboratory. She has notably worked on local economic development associated with High-Speed Rail, Tourism and the Olympic Games.

Pierre-Olaf Schut is Professor of sport history at the University Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France. He is deputy director of the research department ACP and sport sciences department.

This book is the first volume to provide a comprehensive account of mega-event planning for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It offers a useful summary of the themes and debates relating to urban planning for the Paris Olympics, based on the results of a research programme (Observatory for Research on Mega-Event) funded by Gustave Eiffel University and Paris Est University and partly carried out with the organisers of the Games and their stakeholders. The authors address all aspects of the bidding process, the organisation of the Games and the construction of the social legacy of the Games.