Understanding local residents’ responses to the development of Mount Gariwang for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Sport Mega-Events and Displacement of Host Community Residents: A Systematic Review

“…Most of the studies approached the association between the Summer Games and displacement. Only three studies had the Winter Games as the context (Kennelly and Watt, 2011;Pentifallo, 2015;Yoon, 2020). Eleven studies were conducted to investigate the case of London 2012, while four were about the case of Beijing 2008, two were about the case of Rio 2016 and other two, about Vancouver 2010.…”

“…Most of the studies found that indirect displacement of marginalized groups happens due to gentrification, revalorization of land, and negative impact on housing affordability. Marginalized groups include the poor, low-income earners, social housing residents, elderly, homeless people, youth, and ethnic minorities (Mahon, 2007;Kennelly and Watt, 2011;Gillespie et al, 2018;Yoon, 2020). In general, studies investigated eviction and displacement of marginalized residents from houses.…”

“…This specific marginalized group investigated in the case of Vancouver has similarities with other groups such as migrants in the context of Beijing 2008 (Shin and Li, 2013) and female lone parents in London 2012 (Watt, 2018). Still in the context of Winter Olympics, one study approached the case of PyeongChang 2018 (Yoon, 2020). Yoon (2020) found that elderly people living in an environmentally protected area in Mount Gariwang "agreed" to leave for the construction of the alpine ski venue for the 2018 Games.…”

“…Still in the context of Winter Olympics, one study approached the case of PyeongChang 2018 (Yoon, 2020). Yoon (2020) found that elderly people living in an environmentally protected area in Mount Gariwang "agreed" to leave for the construction of the alpine ski venue for the 2018 Games. That "agreement" happened after local authorities applied post-politic tactics to convince them that their displacement was serving to a greater good.…”

Financing sport post-COVID-19: using Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to help make a case for economic recovery through spending on sport and recreation

“…Thus, as a field, we have to justify why sport and recreation should be a crucial part of recovery, while also thinking critically about the social and environmental costs caused by rent-seeking behavior (e.g. Yoon, 2020). Moreover, social-democratic policy agendas from the past provide us with solutions for how governments might want to allocate resources to stimulate recovery in the sport sector.…”