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Table 1 Site visits sampling

From: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: an assessment of the 2012 London Games Legacies

Step 1—sampling: identification of the main areas of interest (observation points)

Step 2—timing and scheduling

South area

One week (7 days in August 2015, 10–16 August 2015), two walking tours daily

Each tour is around 4 h

Other observations: February, May, June, July, September, and November

Morning: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Lunch time: 12:00–4:00 p.m.

Afternoon: 2:00–6:00 p.m.

Evening: 5:00–9:00 p.m.

Week days

Mon: afternoon and evening

Tue: morning, lunch time

Wed: afternoon and evening

Thu: morning, lunch time

Fri: lunch time, afternoon

Week end

Sat: afternoon and evening

Sun: morning, lunch time

 1. Information point

 2. Access to the aquatic centre

 3. Area between the Olympic stadium and the orbit

 4. Play area A

 5. Mandeville place

 6. Copper Box entrance

North area

 7. Area near River Lea

 8. Hockey and tennis centre entrance

 9. Velopark entrance

 10. Play area B

 11. Timber Lodge Café

Olympic village

 12. Main Plaza

Tour

 Starting point: information centre

 Ending point: Olympic village, main square

 In each place, an observation time of 15 min, plus 5’ to move from one point to another

 Total: 4 h