The city of London is the capital of England and the most populated city in Britain with a population of 8.788 million (2016) and a population density of 4,542 inhabitants per square kilometre. London is also the first city to host the modern summer Olympics three times (1908,1948,2012). (The Times of India London Olympics 2012, 2012). Although London is the most frequent city to host the games, there is still debate on whether it was a smart move by the government to host the Olympics. Throughout this report, there will be analysis into the positive and negative impacts of mass transit changes, social impacts, economical impacts, and environmental impacts, along with an evaluation to whether it was smart for London to host the games.
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The focus on sustainability was a major contributing factor for London being voted to host the 2012 Olympic games. This focus was established from the moment won the bid in 2005. Previously, host nations have been under scrutiny for the lack of sustainability in the construction, waste, and mass transit. Sustainability in construction was a big priority, so many buildings and where made of recycled materials, like the velodrome, which is constructed of 100% sustainably-sourced timber and the Copper box recycled rainwater and reduced water use by 40%. One of the biggest achievements was Olympic Park that was built on a once-contaminated industrial land, which has since become the largest new urban parkland in Europe built in the last 150 years (London 2012’s sustainability legacy lives on, 2013). Despite attempts to make the 2012 Olympics the ‘greenest ever’, there were some unavoidable negative impacts. Air pollution was one of the worse negative impacts as there were many was it was increased. The increased congestion causes an increase in the air pollution, which can have many negative impacts on the athletes in the games and tourists. Along with the increase in tourists, which increases carbon footprint and global flight emissions. In addition, the construction, despite best efforts to keep the negative impacts to a minimum, still releases carbon offset, which adds to the air
The Olympic Games are an international sports competition. In the Olympics, athletes play in many types of games. Some athletes compete in the Summer Olympics. Some compete in the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Games are very old and have a very interesting history.
Transport is a political factor as it is controlled and affected by legislation. This will impact on the staff and opponents (travelling to the stadium) as the accessibility of transport will impact on travelling times – both positively (may avoid traffic on a train e.g.) and negatively (trains, buses etc. may be cancelled or delayed). The price of transportation will also affect the mode of transport that these groups of people may use. Similarly, price and accessibility of transport will affect the consumers also. The view that consumers hold on transport, therefore, is likely to impact on the business i.e. effort to travel, money to travel etc. as this will influence how often they will visit, what they will spend during their visit etc. According to (Mintel 2011,) the amount of people using train as a mode of transport is on the rise, mea...
For most, the Olympics are an exciting time to show pride and patriotism, however, for the people residing in the host city, the Olympics can also be a horrifying and life-changing event. The host cities are concerned with creating enough space to build the infrastructures needed for the games. Because most cities are already fully developed, the only way to accomplish this is by shutting down businesses and evicting citizens from their homes, generally leaving them with minimal compensation to start over. According to the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions, “1.5 million residents of Beijing will have been displaced by the time the Olympics start there” (“Residents Refused to Make Way for Beijing Olympics”). Imagine the number of families forced from their homes as the landscape of their cities are changed
My first thought is that ‘think’ and ‘Olympic Games’ have no business sharing the same sentence. Surely, the whole purpose of the Olympic Games is to relieve us of the need to think. Instead, for two weeks every four years we can switch off our brains and watch wall-to-wall coverage of sports in which most of us are not usually in the least bit interested, accompanied by mind-numbing commentary interspersed with predictably platitudinous interviews with the competitors, whose blinkered dedication to their disciplines seems to have relieved them too of any time or need to think. And all this coverage endlessly repeated until it blanks out any cogitative process in white noise.
In an era of rising technology and increasing population, demands on the environment are continually being pushed to new levels. As a result, it becomes important for us to expand our knowledge about the environment and take appropriate actions to protect this element of most importance to human existence. One component of our environment experiencing some of the greatest abuse due to humans is the air. Air pollution has been on the rise ever since the beginning of industrialization. The climbing number of factories and use of cars worldwide are the major culprits of this environmental hazard. There are various gases released into the air that can be considered air pollutants, but one of the most prevalent and dangerous to the environment is carbon dioxide (CO2). Up to 95% of the CO2 produced is the result of natural processes (Burnett & Matthews Jr., 1998). The rest is a direct result of human activity, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels in the production of energy
One of the major facets of tourism is transportation. The ability for people and equipment to be able to move from one place to another smoothly is not only a convenience but a necessity. Air transportation is one of the largest and fastest growing industries associated with tourism. From passenger travel to food and supply transport there are seemingly ever increasing numbers of flights occurring to help meet the demand. With the increase in flights, comes the increase of pollutants into the air, water, and soil. These emissions, as well as those from the electricity production are linked to acid rain, chemical pollution and global warming. These pollutants have effects not only in populated cities, but also in isolated natural environments as well. S...
There are a number of measures that have already been shown to have a positive effect on the environment and, if we redouble our efforts, could help to reverse the situation. I believe that, while it is true that there is a lot of negative news to this situation, there are many positive and effective actions that can be taken to restore a lot of what we have lost, or are in danger of losing. Consequently, a number of feasible measures can be implemented which will go a long way in slowing, stopping and, over time, reversing some of the harm caused. Initially, and perhaps the most important, is that we need to tackle the problem of carbons in our atmosphere. Consequently, if CO2 emissions are cut or drastically reduced, this will in turn help to reduce the level of greenhouse gases meaning that further global warming will diminish. (Climate Change Evidence and causes, 2013:33) This can be done in a number of ways. By continuing to develop new, greener technologies, cars and traffic in general will become cleaner, emitting fewer exhaust fumes and releasing less carbon into the air. This is already being done. At the recent UN climate-change conference in Doha, some 37 countries agreed to abide by legally-binding emission reduction measures. (Figureres C, 2012) We have seen the development of more efficient engines and hybrid models that use both petrol and electricity. Electric-only vehicles are also becoming more popular and new designs that are powered by solar energy are coming onto the market. Industry is also looking at ways to harness bio-mass and the possibility of hydrogen engines. These measures have already had a noticeable effect on the quality of life in a number of
The Barclays Center, located in Downtown Brooklyn in New York City, is a major sports and entertainment arena completed in 2012. What makes it truly unique when compared to other large structures and sports arenas in NYC and beyond is its commitment to sustainability and the various green technologies incorporated into the design and construction of the arena. During the construction period, eighty-five percent of on-site generated construction waste was diverted from landfills and fifty-six percent of the building materials were made of recycled materials, reducing the arena’s contribution on overcrowded and greenhouse-gas producing landfills, even before its opening to the public. Also, the building incorporated a sustainability office
The Olympic Games plays a significant role in the world. The relationship between it and host countries is important to investigate for comprehending cultural studies. According to Xu and Kirby (2008), the Olympic Games has a considerable impact on the expression of national identity. For example, London applied this approach to promote its national identity. This can be discovered from the BBC video called James Bond escorts The Queen to the opening ceremony in 2012 (2012): an amiable identity is perceived by the audience through presenting corgi at Buckingham Palace. Moreover, China is no exception. There is an image about the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, it shows a spectacular drumming performance. In addition, an article about
Until 10 years ago, air pollution was thought to be just an urban or local problem until it was discovered that the pollutants could move across continents and oceans. Air pollution is the fundamental factor that causes greenhouse gases, hence climate change and global warming. Air pollutants are the waste products generated from industrial and other processes. They usually come in gases, though aerosols (particles suspended in air, emitted as or formed by transformatio...
One of the most popular effect of air pollution in the world is global warming. With increased temperatures worldwide, the increase in sea levels causes melting of ice and this causes loss of habitat have already signalled a disaster if something for preservation or normalization is not done it will affect the world even more. Species that stay in the ice area, they will be in the verge of extinction. The Paris Agreement is an international treaty, under which all countries in the world have agreed to do their best to reduce gases that cause global warming. The following are the major effects of air pollution:
Every other day a new industries are being set up, new vehicles on roads and trees are being cut to make way for new homes. All of them, indirect way lead to increase in CO2 leads to melting of polar ice caps which increase the sea level and pose danger for the people living near coastal areas. Pollution can have an impact in our health not only affects people with impaired respiratory system such as asthmatics, but very healthy adults and children too. Exposure to pollution for 6 to 7 hours, even at relatively low concentrations, reduces lung function and induces respiratory inflammation and, healthy people during periods of moderate
If a person living in a city living in the city goes out for a walk, they will see that everything is perfect. The air is fresh and the beaches are clean and the sea waters look crystal clear. Even though everything looks right, problem still persists in other parts of the world. A lot of people’s thinking about the environment is confined to their surroundings and where they live, so they do not realize that the environment is in danger because of their actions. What should come into their concern first is that even though everything looks perfect, their community and surroundings are also polluted. In cities, the streets and the parks may be sparkling clean, there is no guarantee that the air is clean. In large cities, megapolises and metropolises, a major mode of transportation are cars. Car usage produces a lot of carbon dioxid...