Economic aspects and the Summer Olympics: a review of related research

Kasımatı, Evangelia

doi:10.1002/jtr.449

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“…Their direct impacts will mainly be in the Lower Lea Valley, and there will also be a general impact on leisure facilities more widely. Evidence from previous Olympics suggests that the mediumterm impact on tourism may be modest, particularly for a city with an established reputation as a tourism destination (Kasimati 2003). The regional impacts will be highly polarised in and around London, and in sites such as Weymouth which will host the sailing events.…”

Section: The Growing Internationalisation Of Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Future play: tourism, recreation and land use

Williams

Shaw

2009

Land Use Policy

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Section: The Growing Internationalisation Of Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Future play: tourism, recreation and land use

Williams

Shaw

2009

Land Use Policy

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“…In general, impacts can be grouped into three categories: economic (e.g. Kasimati 2003); socio-cultural (e.g. Fredline & Faulkner 2000); and environmental (e.g.…”

Section: Overview Of the Literaturementioning

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The 2008 Olympic Games Leveraging a “Best Ever” Games to Benefit Beijing

Tian¹,

Johnston²

2009

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This paper undertakes a leverage analysis of mega-events in the context of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. A leverage analysis apparently different from an impact analysis; it focuses on how to maximize the potential positive impacts and minimize the negative impacts for an event that will be held in the future. To analyze the circumstance of the Beijing Olympics that are amendable to leveraging, the research methodology employed is empirical with method of semi-structured in-depth interviews with the government officials, tourism industry people and the local community members in Beijing. This research conducted a leveraging analysis from three perspectives: environmental, socio-cultural, and tourism/economic perspectives. From each perspective, four angles would be investigated: identifying the potential impacts of 2008 Olympics; determining the leveraging activities for the potential impacts; uncovering the opportunities for leveraging the potential impacts, and exploring the challenges in leveraging the potential impacts. Because there is not any existing theory on a leverage analysis in the context of Beijing Olympic Games, this research was conducted with the guidance of "grounded theory". The research indicated that the government aims to take use of the opportunity of hosting the "Green Olympics" to reap the ambition of making Beijing into a "greener" city, but how long would the policies last when the games are over is essential for the effectiveness. Similarly, the socio-culture would be leveraged by implementing the "People's Olympic" theme. Finally, the tourism in Beijing would be leveraged by a series of leveraging activities derived form the Olympic Games. The findings of this research will contribute to the event studies and the leveraging studies.

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“…A survey found that hosting the 1996 Atlanta Games boosted employment by as much as 17 per cent in selected counties in Georgia (Hotchkiss et al, 2003). Evangelia Kasimati (2003) reviews the economic impact literature and finds that the Games result in economic growth, increased tourism, and additional employment. One report estimates that the net economic impact on the host city averages from $4 billion to $5 billion (McKay and Plumb, 2001).…”

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Globalization, cities and the Summer Olympics

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This study examines the relationship between the increasing globalization of the Summer Olympics and the effect on host cities. The impact of the Games on city structure, the competition to host the Games, the selling of the Games to urban communities and the opportunities, the dangers of the city as a focus of global media attention and the role of the Games in the global city imaginary are critically discussed.

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Economic aspects and the Summer Olympics: a review of related research

Cited by 237 publications

References 12 publications

Future play: tourism, recreation and land use

Future play: tourism, recreation and land use

The 2008 Olympic Games Leveraging a “Best Ever” Games to Benefit Beijing

Globalization, cities and the Summer Olympics

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