Overall Analysis For Vancouver Olympics This section of my research presents a brief summary of Vancouver Olympics as an event in terms of sustainability. The Vancouver Olympics climate related goals included LEED certified, energy-efficient venues; the use of renewable and green energy for its power needs; and relying on public transit during the Games – all of which were achieved (Vancouver 2010 2009). VANOC was also successful in diverting 85% of the waste generated during the games to the landfills through various waste reduction, recycling and reusing strategies. Transparency is another important aspect of the Games. According to a David Suzuki Foundation report-card on sustainability, VANOC provided information about its climate related initiatives through its annual sustainability reports, its website, and through effective communications with stakeholders. VANOC was quite open about some of the challenges it faced, including its limited budget for sustainability initiatives, and invited advice and ideas from outside the organization. VANOC published three sustainability reports till date, with two more planned, which is more than any previous Olympic organizing committee.The David Suzuki Foundation gave the Vancouver Olympics a bronze medal overall for its sustainability and environmental efforts (David Suzuki Foundation 2010). An inventory GHG emissions was also carried out by the VANOC. It was estimated that the Vancouver Olympics would generate about 268,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, including 118,000 tonnes mainly from its own operations, 22,000 tonnes from sponsors and partners, and 128,000 tonnes from spectators and others. VANOC is also the first Olympic organizing committee to track and report Ga... ... middle of paper ... ...ainability. One of the initiatives which were clearly lacking the bid document and the David Suzuki foundation analysis of the games was the promotion of healthy and locally grown food for the games. The Sustainability Scorecard makes no mention about health and food, which critical issues in realizing sustainability goals. Although there were various innovative urban agriculture initiatives in the Games Village but on the whole there was not much done in areas relating to health and food. Unpredicted warm winter was one of the major factors which significantly increased the carbon footprint of the Games. As it has already been discussed in Chapter-2 of this report that the organizers of the event were not well prepared for an unexpected warm winter which can be attributed to climate change. Interests of First Nation people were ignored by the Games Organizers.
The two websites offered, The Penn Museum and PBS, both offer unalike perspectives on how to present information on the Greek Olympics and the Roman Empire. They also act differently as companions to the text, Traditions and Encounters by Bentley and Ziegler. Both of the websites however were interesting. I will elaborate on each websites content, helpfulness, reliability, graphics, and design below.
As the base of this essay is on how the Olympics have been used in the
In the summer of 1996, Atlanta Georgia played host to the 23rd modern Olympic games. It was easily the greatest thing to happen to Atlanta in the 90's and there were many benefits brought its way as a result. Of all these benefits, the most significant ones were (1) the legacy of all the facilities built for the event, (2) the revitalization of the downtown area, (3) the exposure it gave to the city and (4) the economic benefits it gained as a result of all this.
Politics is the art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs. The Olympic Games is an event held every 4 years, which includes a variety of sport activities in which different countries compete against one another. “Sport is frequently a tool of diplomacy. By sending delegations of athletes abroad, states can establish a first basis for diplomatic relations or can more effectively maintain such relations” (Espy 3). One might think that politics and the Olympics have nothing to do with each other, but in fact they do have a lot in common. How did politics affect the Olympic Games in 1936, 1968 and 1972?
The following essay provides discussions of the scope and objectives of the London Olympic Games 2012, and identifies event major stakeholders. Work break-down structure, McKinsey 7S, PESTLE Model and other relevant planning techniques will be introduced to demonstrate project requirements such as infrastructures, financial, man-power, technologies, resources, risks management, operations, procedures and more. This essay will also point out the obstacles faced by the project manager during the preparations of the events, and provide solutions adopted that influenced project outcomes.
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During the Cold War, the Olympics were severely influenced by politics, regardless of their original values. Almost fifty countries boycotted in the Moscow Olympic or did not participate in the opening ceremony. The athletes could not fight under the national flag. People cannot call this as the biggest, worldwide sporting event with which we enjoy supporting and cheering on the athletes. Certain Olympic games are indelibly associated with politics (Runciman 39). These relationships severely ruin the original values of the Olympics and cause serious problems. For example, intentional selection of the host countries, unfair judgments and the opportunity to get medals, segregation, and certain problematic actions such as boycotts and controversial performance. Clearly, some IOC members disagreed with the insertion of politics into the Olympics (Whiteside). The Tokyo Olympics will take place in Japan during the year 2020, and the Olympics will last for long in our future. To save and maintain the original values of the Olympics and keep it as a worldwide, enjoyable sporting event, people in the host countries, and all participants of the Olympics, including the audiences should keep their politics out of it.
The Olympic Games are held every four years with the main intent to “promote people’s physical and psychological level, likewise to promote different country’s people, have more communication and to help maintaining world peace” (official website of Olympic movement). However, there are many risks in hosting the Olympic Games, for example the effects of an economic downturn after the closure of a host country’s
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The purpose of the Modern Olympics is to bind the nations together by using sports that everyone enjoys and to compete without discrimination. By bringing cultures together, they would earn respect for each other and have peace throughout the world (ARTICLE). By hosting the Olympics at a different location every four years, this subjects us to various cultures, gives the hosting city a chance to show pride in their city and country, and provides new jobs in the community during this event. By having their city in the spotlight for a few weeks, this could also boost tourism. Some cities will go to great lengths to have the privilege of hosting the world’s biggest sports event.
Sustainable development is often considered in terms of three main inter-linked dimensions: environmental, social, and economic. Nowadays, the quest for profit can never be the only objective of business. Combining multiple goals together three-dimensionally is a efficient way to business success (Follett. M, 2013). According to Puma’s target, it has made targets to become the most sustainable Sport Lifestyle company in the word (Puma annual report, 2012, p110). It has been pursuing its goals and shown its initiatives on sustainability in terms of social, environmental, economic during its business since 1993. Increasingly awareness on sustainability during customers is driving many companies to put sustainability on the center
Over the last 30 years, a paradigm shift has occurred between the International Olympic Committee 's original philosophy and the relationship with its global stakeholders. The IOC, fundamentally rooted in the Olympic philosophy of life, now seems primarily concerned with its own growing commercial prospects. The core ideals of Olympism are that of culture exchange, universal love of sport, championing human rights and enacting social reformations throughout the the global community (Olympic Charter 13). However, due to past financial deficits for Olympic hosts, the IOC shifted their focus to commercialization in order to secure funding for the Games (Pruess 6). Since 1984, the IOC has entirely changed the ways it delivers the Games, in the
Since the dispatch of the procedure in 2011, FIFA and the LOC together with accomplices, supporters and specialists have effectively put into operation various sustainability exercises including sustainability guidance for stadium administrators. The crusade against bigotry and separation, backing of group improvement activities, waste administration in stadiums, a boycott on tobacco at both competitions, an universal discussion on social advancement through football and a carbon counterbalancing project.
The greatest athletes of all time have their names set in stone. Every year a new star comes out of the shadows and becomes the focus of global interest. Nations back their athletes financially to ensure they receive a medal. Winning gold in the Olympics Games is seen as the highest honor an athlete can achieve because of its prestigious image. The Olympics have not always been about the athletes. Nations competing have been victims of political scandals. When one country goes against another country, some people do not only view it as a fight for gold, but as a war amongst nations. Soccer fields have become battlegrounds and players, soldiers. Swimming pools turn into bloodbaths, and tennis court nets as do territorial partitions. Since the early 1900s, governments have used the Olympics to prove that their nation is superior by spending more on athletic ability, more on Olympic stadiums, and more on defeating their rivals. At times, athletes can be pushed so far that they collapse under the pressure of chasing for gold. All of the above will be discoursed from a financial, political, and historical point of view.
This can not be done with the same ineffective tactics that were used in the past, so that’s why people are developing new ways to eradicate hunger. When the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) was held, they discussed the nutrition component and how important it is that it is not overlooked. By paying attention to nutrient-dense foods and recognizing the different entry points for improving nutrition, the ICN2 argues the world will be one step closer in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal. Some of the entry points they discussed include “the promotion of crop diversification…, strengthening local food production and processing, and exploring regulatory or voluntary instruments for promoting healthy diets” (goals 2). Promoting the nutrition aspect of the goal can help achieve it because nutrients are what keep people alive and