Olympic Technologies

Kaßens-Noor, Eva; Fukushige, Tatsuya

doi:10.1080/10630732.2016.1157949

Cited by 20 publications

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“…These changes include converting streets from two-way to one-way, dedicated lanes and applying financial instruments such as tolled roads. For the Japan Olympics in 2021, technologies such as Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS) and Advanced Mobile Information Systems (AMIS) were implemented for more effective analysis of real-time data [ 19 , 21 ].…”

Section: Hajj Transport Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transport of pilgrims during Hajj: Evidence from a discrete event simulation study

Owaidah¹,

Olaru²,

Bennamoun³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage, is a large mass gathering event that involves performing rituals at several sites on specific days and times in a fixed order, thereby requiring transport of pilgrims between sites. For the past two decades, Hajj transport has relied on conventional and shuttle buses, train services, and pilgrims walking along pedestrian routes that link these sites. To ensure smooth and efficient transport during Hajj, specific groups of pilgrims are allocated with the cooperation of Hajj authorities to specific time windows, modes, and routes. However, the large number of pilgrims, delays and changes in bus schedules/timetables, and occasional lack of coordination between transport modes have often caused congestion or delays in pilgrim transfer between sites, with a cascading effect on transport management. This study focuses on modelling and simulating the transport of pilgrims between the sites using a discrete event simulation tool called “ExtendSim”. Three transport modules were validated, and different scenarios were developed. These scenarios consider changes in the percentages of pilgrims allocated to each transport mode and the scheduling of various modes. The results can aid authorities to make informed decisions regarding transport strategies for managing the transport infrastructure and fleets. The proposed solutions could be implemented with judicious allocation of resources, through pre-event planning and real-time monitoring during the event.

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Section: Hajj Transport Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transport of pilgrims during Hajj: Evidence from a discrete event simulation study

Owaidah¹,

Olaru²,

Bennamoun³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…However, as explained in the previous section, influenced by the cross-regional pollution control mechanisms commonly established during the hosting of comprehensive sports events (Chen et al, 2013;Chen Y et al, 2021), the hosting of sports events will not only have an impact on the ecological environment of the host city but also generate inevitable spatial spillover effects on neighboring cities. At the same time, existing studies mostly confirm that hosting comprehensive sports events also generated externalities for other regions through channels such as tourist movement, policy demonstration, and technology diffusion (Tan, 2015;Swart et al, 2017;Kassens-Noor and Fukushige, 2018). Therefore, hosting comprehensive sports events will not only affect the ecological environment and economic development of the local region but will also impact the level of green and low-carbon development of the neighboring territories.…”

Section: Spatial Econometric Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Green and Low-Carbon Development Effect of Comprehensive Sports Events: A Quasi-Natural Experiment From China

Zhang

Wu²

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Large-scale sports events can improve public environmental awareness, strengthen urban governance, and push green innovation. However, it may also increase the burden on infrastructure, cause energy consumption, and lead to some pollution. Using the panel data of 278 cities in China from 2006 to 2019, this study systematically discusses how comprehensive sports events affect the green and low-carbon development of Chinese cities. First, the green total factor productivity and carbon emission efficiency calculated by the SBM-DEA model are taken as proxy variables of green and low-carbon development. And then, the spatial difference-in-differences (SDID) model is used to undertake empirical analysis and further test the impact mechanism and heterogeneity. Four main results are derived from this study: 1) the hosting of comprehensive sports events can significantly enhance the green and low-carbon development of cities. This result is still valid after a whole string of robustness tests; 2) comprehensive sports events have a significant positive spatial spillover effect on the green and low-carbon development of adjacent cities; 3) the mechanism analysis shows that comprehensive sports events can encourage green development of cities through technological innovation, sports industry development, and foreign investment, but through foreign investment, sports events cannot significantly affect the green total factor productivity and carbon emission efficiency of host cities; and 4) heterogeneity exists between the city rank and the event level. The promotional effect of comprehensive sports events on cities’ green and low-carbon development is more significant in first-tier cities and for international events.

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“…Emerging urban practices around the globe addressing the digital divide and social exclusion (Mervyn et al, 2014), as well as fostering an effective engagement and empowerment of people with disabilities in public life through ICTs, evidence the essential role of cities to lead a major paradigm shift in the inclusive digital placemaking (Bartolome Muñoz de Luna & Kolotouchkina, 2020). Inspired by the remarkable technological prowess of the previous Tokyo 1964 Games, the 2020 edition will deploy a state-of-the-art innovation in spatial information systems, new generation robots, advanced video analytics, and ultra-high-definition television (Kassens-Noor & Fukushige, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Paralympic Games are a relevant social and communication tool for drawing global attention toward the need for greater awareness and understanding of disability (Bush et al, 2013;Purdue & Howe, 2012). The increasing visibility of the event through its global media coverage, as well as the efforts of public authorities to make their host cities accessible and inclusive places led by technological innovation and connectivity, evidence a relevant shift toward new urban experiences and discourses (Andranovich & Burbank, 2011;Essex & Chalkley, 1999;Grix & Brannagan, 2016;Kassens-Noor & Fukushige, 2016). McPherson et al (2016) highlight the particularly important role of organizing committees and government stakeholders in setting global standards of media visibility and the representation of disability, of showcasing accessibility and promoting meaningful narratives about disability.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disability Narratives in Sports Communication: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games’ Best Practices and Implications

Kolotouchkina

Barroso

Guardia

et al. 2021

MaC

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The Paralympic Games have become a relevant social and communication tool for the enhancement of global awareness and understanding of disability. The increasing visibility of this kind of global sports event, as well as the efforts of public authorities to make their host cities more accessible, evidence a relevant shift to new urban barrier-free experiences and discourses concerning disability. This research is guided by an exploratory case study approach to assess the disability representation and narratives within the context of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The examination of some innovative communication strategies fostering the visibility of disability reveals a series of effective practices implemented in Japan. The focus on the personification of para-athletes, the celebration of public events to experience first-hand para-sports disciplines, as well as the engagement of school-children and young people in para-sports initiatives are predominant in the communication efforts of Tokyo 2020 in the pre-games period.

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Olympic Technologies

Cited by 20 publications

References 35 publications

Transport of pilgrims during Hajj: Evidence from a discrete event simulation study

Transport of pilgrims during Hajj: Evidence from a discrete event simulation study

The Green and Low-Carbon Development Effect of Comprehensive Sports Events: A Quasi-Natural Experiment From China

Disability Narratives in Sports Communication: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games’ Best Practices and Implications

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