Impact of World Cup Cricket 2011 on Urban Development in India

The quality of a region’s infrastructure denotes its potential for growth well into the future. Investment in the mega-event-related infrastructure can accelerate economic development by as much as three decades. Cities and regions turn to public-private partnerships for access to capital and risk mitigation. The transformative effect of well-thought-out supporting infrastructure for a mega-event like the Olympics or World Cup Cricket has long-lasting economic demographic and social implications for the entire region. How a government body—national regional or municipal—plans for the legacy of supporting infrastructure can have a ripple effect on the development of a region for decades to come.