A missed opportunity waiting to happen? The social legacy potential of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

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Weed, M. and Dowse, S. 2009. A missed opportunity waiting to happen? The social legacy potential of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. 1 (2), pp. 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407960902992241

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Authors	Weed, M. and Dowse, S.
Year	2009
Journal	Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Journal citation	1 (2), pp. 170-174
ISSN	1940-7963
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/19407960902992241
Print	2009
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