Residents' Perceptions of Environmental and Security Issues at the 2012 London Olympic Games

Konstantaki, Maria; Wickens, Eugenia

doi:10.1080/14775085.2010.533921

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“…Three negative social impact factors were revealed, which conforms to previous findings (Delamere, 2001;Dodouras & James, 2002;Fredline & Faulkner, 2001;Hiller, 2006;Kim et al, 2006;Kim & Petrick, 2005;Konstantaki & Wickens, 2010;Witt, 1988). In particular, we found that local residents perceived hosting the event would result in security risks (i.e., terror threat, increasing crime, etc.).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…While Deccio and Baloglu (2002) showed that hosting events are likely to bring more attention to the natural environment, the results of this study did not indicate more attention toward environmental risks. Consequently, further inquiry into this dimension is warranted since environmental concerns have been indicated as critical to local event stakeholders (Konstantaki & Wickens, 2010). In addition, economic costs were the main concern of hosting large-scale sport tourism events by local residents.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, these events (e.g., Super Bowl, Rugby World Cup, Olympic Games, etc.) are generally regarded as leveraging opportunities for economic growth and urban (re) development (Konstantaki & Wickens, 2010;Soutar & McLeod, 1993). For example, increasing income and job opportunities, minimizing inflation (Homafar, Honari, Heidary, Heidary, & Emami, 2011), and enhancing the status of under-represented cities and/or countries (Bull & Lovell, 2007) are considered salient outcomes of event hosting.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…This may be as a result of events generating significant revenues and major economic benefits to host cities, regions, and countries (Ki-Lee & Taylor, 2005). Also, using events can increase destination competitiveness and leverage opportunities for economic growth (Konstantaki & Wickens, 2010). This supports local authority's adoption of events to achieve economic objectives.…”

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confidence: 69%

Assessing the Economic Impact of Event Management In Ireland: a Local Authority Planning Perspective

Maguire¹,

Hanrahan²

2017

Event Management

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The purpose of this article is to examine the extent of local authority economic planning for event management in Ireland. Local authorities are increasingly using events to achieve a diverse range of economic objectives. However, achieving economic objectives can come at an expense to host communities and affect a societies social capital. Therefore, the need to plan for and manage the economic impact of events needs to be acknowledged. This study assessed 32 local authorities and city councils utilizing a content analysis approach. This methodological approach provided nationwide perspectives in relation to local authority planning for the economic impact of event management. Analysis has found that few local authorities recognized the need to provide planning guidelines and policies to manage the economic impact of event management. Therefore, support for the economic development of regions and counties in Ireland has not been realized. Further analysis revealed the necessity of providing effective policies and guidelines with the incorporation of best practice indicators to sustainably plan, manage and monitor the economic impact of event management. The findings from this article highlight the need for nationwide improvements to effectively plan for and evaluate the economic activity of event management by local authorities.

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“…Event-related construction and an influx of tourists may bring problems in using public resources and seriously affects resident satisfaction (Chalkley & Essex, 1999;Delamere, Wankel, & Hinch, 2001;Kim & Petrick, 2005;Mihalik & Simoneita, 1998;Smith, 2009;Soutar & McLeod, 1993). Another social concern relating to staging mega events is the potential cause for an increase in noise, crime and terrorist attacks (Barker, Page, & Meyer, 2002;Kim et al, 2006;Kim & Petrick, 2005;Konstantaki & Wickens, 2010;Mihalik & Simoneita, 1998;Ritchie et al, 2009;Zhou & Ap, 2009). More importantly, mega events are sometimes found to be reinforcing the increasing polarization of urban populations in which the wealthy and the poor have very different urban lives (Hiller, 2006;Shin, 2009;Shin & Li, 2013).…”

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confidence: 96%

Behavioural insights into housing relocation decisions: The effects of the Beijing Olympics

Wang

Bao

Lin

2015

Habitat International

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a b s t r a c tThis article examines the impact of mega events on Beijing housing market from a behavioural perspective. By exploring the situation surrounding the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, we analyse the relationship between mega-event regeneration and expected residential relocation outcomes. Our findings suggest that Beijing Olympic regeneration caused disadvantaged groups to anticipate relocation to undesirable areas, as a result of improved infrastructure, public security, and urban environment. Behavioural sciences research indicates that expectation influences decision-making by serving as a salient reference point. Agents who perceived themselves as in a disadvantaged position or holding a gloomy prospect of their future are more likely to end up in such a situation. This paper offers insights into an effect of mega event regeneration projects that has been largely overlooked in the literature, i.e., the expected housing relocation outcomes. The research calls for government intervention and public attention to this important behavioural aspect of mega-event effects.

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Residents' Perceptions of Environmental and Security Issues at the 2012 London Olympic Games

Cited by 64 publications

References 24 publications

Evaluating the perceived social impacts of hosting large-scale sport tourism events: Scale development and validation

Evaluating the perceived social impacts of hosting large-scale sport tourism events: Scale development and validation

Assessing the Economic Impact of Event Management In Ireland: a Local Authority Planning Perspective

Behavioural insights into housing relocation decisions: The effects of the Beijing Olympics

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