In my research on special events, I found an article by Julie Olberding and Douglas Olberding, “The social impacts of a special event on the host city: a conceptual framework and a case study of the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon”. In this case study, the two researchers looked at how the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon effected the city. I learned how a special event like a Marathon can be an inexpensive way to attract people to a location and create a sense of community pride. Many cities, for example Hartford, CT, are looking for ways to restore the image of the community by building arenas and other attractions to attract tourist and community members. However, doing so can be very expensive, for example, in the study it stated that the
What can construction do for an area? The construction of an office building may bring in a firm, corporation, or company. The construction of a sporting arena may keep a team where it currently is, or bring a new team to that area. For example, the construction of the HSBC Arena kept the Sabres in Buffalo. The construction of a casino may bring in tourists, or people who live in the outlying suburbs. It seems obvious that all of the prior examples bring economic growth and development to that certain place. However, there is a less obvious question to be asked. If a new bridge is built what can that bring to an area? In the case of Buffalo, many people believe economic revival.
The Barkley Marathons are run in the Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area near Oak Ridge in Tennessee. The park is bordered by two prisons and a coal mine and is thirty five minutes away from closest the city. The course consists of a twenty mile loop, which for the most part traces the border of the park. The actual length of the course is an issue of large debate however. The twenty mile figure was derived by the race director from a topographic map. Most that have run the loop feel that it is longer, since the distance associated with elevation change and winding trails isn't taken into account. Some feel that the loop could be as long as twenty six miles. At the other end of the argument is the distance that was derived from a survey crew in who measured the park to make a new map in 1993. The distances they got for many portions of the course were actually shorter than Gary Cantrell had listed them to be. On any account the distance assumes that the runner does not get lost, which is a rarity at the Barkley.
First of all the stadiums and the teams always seem to be a great contender for positive economic development jobs focusing on helping the economic growth of a city. However, this is different from other economic improvement devices like tax credit, sports stadiums, soccer pi...
She also introducing new urban building standards. This this article she talks about, the idea some people have of tearing it down and rebuilding. She also talks about ideas people have about some parts of towns. In Boston, she talks about the area of North End, and the change that it was over gone. During her second visit to this area, she discovered that it had changed. She talked to other about it, although the statistic were higher than the city, the people still saw it as a slum. They felt that they needed to tear it down in order to build something better. This leads to the conclusion that the urban planners to do understand that the people of the city need. They have ideas that were developed years ago that they are still using. These ideas do not take account what the people want. The author also introducing new ideas of a perfect city to live in and what it would look like. The idea of a garden city was introduced. This city would be built around a park. Although the new ideas sounded great they could not be put into place today. The idea of a Garden City is something that sounds nice, but it is not possible in society today. Today a city should reflect economic status, and in order to achieve this the city should be big, and convey an image of power. A city that has aspects of nature in it would not convey that image. That upkeep of a city of that kind would also be difficult. The do understand the author's point of view. The planners often times do not take into account the desires of the people. The town that I grow up in want to become more urbanized. In order to do this, they are building a large shopping center. This shopping center is located in the canyon rim. This canyon rim has been important the people for many years. We come to the area to walk, what bass jumpers, and enjoy the scenic views. This new shopping center took away this area. Many of the people
He says that these facilities never pay for themselves, that there is an increase in overall community income, but not enough to offset cost. He states that though highly paid, a team employs very few workers. A new stadium offers more amenities that are more expensive, such as luxury skyboxes, thus bringing in more revenues than the old stadiums. The teams do see some of these profits but so do the cities. Noll writes that new stadiums force other entertainment out of town, this can be true, but it also brings in new business in the form of restaurants and pre and post-game entertainment. The profits from transportation can be much larger in the post stadium city.
In 1975, the Hartford Civic Center had officially opened in Hartford, Connecticut. With a seating capacity of 12,500 people, this new arena was designed to help revitalize the downtown area. Unfortunately, poor design planning and construction resulted in a structural failure that could have destroyed any hope of revitalizing Hartford.
Over the time, athletes have become celebrities. You can find their posters hung on walls of millions of children’s rooms, their advertisements all around the television channels, and their pictures everywhere on billboards around the cities. In other words, they have become a sort of investment for their teams and sponsors as well as the mass media. That is why; many cities have decided to make use of that cash cow. They realized the popularity of those athletes is getting bigger, and they knew that any city that hosts a bunch of those celebrities would attract thousands of fans to watch, meet and cheer for them; something, which would turn a city into a tourist hub with thousands of people going in and out, generating millions in revenues for loc...
There are several potential issues that can arise when undertaking significant public projects like stadiums. First, there is limited desirable space for a stadium close to Milwaukee’s city center and amenities. Acquiring the rights to use the land is a potential issue. Further, the funding of such a large project is always in question, whether it comes from private or public sources. Lastly, public opinion around stadiums can be very volatile if citizens do not see the value it will bring to the city. With this in consideration, one of the major aspects of this plan was to build a soccer specific stadium in Milwaukee’s downtown. However, there should be plans to consider alternative options in existing infrastructure such as Miller Park or in locations outside of the downtown
This can be extrapolated to a community service as a recreational activity, where people have to interact and that way the life of a city becomes more outgoing. A dog park can be a good experience for dogs because they can feel the relaxing place where they do not have to use a leash, so they are free to move wherever they feel like inside the park. This situation can be helpful to the people, since they are free of worries of their dogs because a big, closed pet-friendly place would give them the confidence that there are no hazards, like vehicles, or any damage to the dog. Also, a dog park in the city would help to create friendship and an identity of community since dog owners do not have to go to other cities to enjoy these kind of parks. Instead, they can be part of an identity and recognize themselves in their own city.
The proposed research is on the impact of the hosting of the 2012 Olympics in London and its impact specifically on the hospitality industry. Other studies have been done on the impact of the Olympics viz. Olympics Games Impact Study (OIGS) which is a study by Price Water House Coopers in December 2005. It was commissioned by DCMS and the London Development Agency to assess the likely benefits of hosting the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012 in social and economic terms.
Attractive stadiums and higher revenues increase the market value of teams. Games attract people to the place where the home team plays, generating customers for all kinds of business. This all comes from everywhere to watch games. Direct economic benefits include rent on an arena or stadium, income from suites and other preferred seating, parking fees, concession sales, jobs with teams, local purchases by teams, and tax revenues. The Indirect benefits, which typically account for a substantially larger share of the overall economic benefits, encompass general economic activity such as spending on food, lodging and transport. Studies rest heavily on assumptions with lots of guesstimates; further muddying the waters is the fact that most of the guesstimates are made by or for interested parties. Estimates of economic impact vary considerably among places and sports. Building stadiums are drawing visitors to spend money on local hospitality, food, and shopping outlets. Landing a national conference in the city can mean millions of dollars dropped into the local economic pot within a few
In 2003, Vancouver was awarded host city of the XXI Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to take place in 2010. A worldwide event of such magnitude resulted in significant economic and social effects on Canada’s tourism industry and society as a whole. This essay will explore these effects, highlighting both the positive and negative effects of Olympic tourism on Vancouver. It will begin by deconstructing Vancouver’s promotional material of the Games, to reveal specific advertising intentions. Furthermore, it will draw upon relevant sociological theorists to critically analyze the phenomenon of a tourist event of such magnitude, and the social issues it can raise. Specifically, concepts such as media promotion, performing tourism, and staged authenticity will be discussed. By using Vancouver as a specific case study, one will be able to better understand the sociological importance of tourist spaces and the societal consequences of global events like the Olympics.
2008 financial data is provided by Statistics Canada, the Travel Survey of Residents of Canada and the International Travel Survey in this study. Online purchase of tickets helped to track the geographic identity of the buyer, but walk up ticket sales disabled to track the identity of the purchaser. The online ticket purchasers belong to Alberta residents excluding Grade Prairie residents, Canadian residents excluding Alberta residents, Alberta residents including Grade Prairie residents, USA residents and International residents excluding USA residents. The event lasted for 7 days. The assumption made that 40% spectators were from Grande Prairie and the near by area in the study, did not stay overnight. Athlete costs, volunteer expenditures, and capital expenditures are not included in the study (Event Analysis and Economic Impact Study 2010).
In appendix A, the primary activities include venue reservation, publicizing the event, contacting the community leaders, securing resources, and organizing for a security team. These activities are key to the success of the event. For example, the community members need to be aware of the program for a better turnout. Therefore, the team will make fliers, posters, and carry out media announcements to ensure that the community members are knowledgeable about the occasion. In turn, this will increase the attendance level. Again, in such an event, there have to be security issues. Hence, the team will make a reservation for the community police department to offer security at the
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