Environmental problems and unintended consequences of the Winter Olympic Games: a case study of Sochi 2014

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Prudnikova
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Winter Olympic Games

scholarly journals Analysis of Destination Images in the Emerging Ski Market: The Case Study in the Host City of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 555
Author(s):  
Yuanxiang Peng ◽  
Ping Yin ◽  
Kurt Matzler
Keyword(s):  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation Model ◽  
Ski Resorts ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Negative Sentiment

This study aims to propose a text mining framework suitable for destination image (DI) research based on UGC (User Generated Content), which combines the LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) model and sentiment analysis method based on custom rules and lexicon to identify and analyze the DI in the emerging ski market. The ski resorts in the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games are selected as a case study. The findings reveal that (1) 9 image attributes, out of which two image attributes have not been identified before in winter destination studies, namely beginner suitability and ticketing service. (2) In the past seven snow seasons, the negative sentiment of tourists has shown a continuous downward trend. The positive sentiment has exhibited a slow upward trend. (3) For tourists from destination countries affected by the Winter Olympic Games, the destination image will be improved when the destination meets their expectations. When the destination cannot meet their expectations, the tourists still believe that the holding of the Winter Olympic will enhance the destination’s situation. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Territorial Marketing Applied of Great Events: The Case Study of Cortina d’Ampezzo

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Fedrici ◽  
Elisa Rancati
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Event Data ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Territorial Marketing ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
The Olympic Games

Territorial marketing and great events marketing is generally considered by academics and professionals as a discipline with dynamic and not fully distinct fields. This study aims to develop research in these fields, examining the impacts of territorial marketing on a tourism destination during a great event. Data collected from tourists in Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy) demonstrates that this destination became famous following territorial marketing used for the Olympic Games in 1956 and its attractiveness is still alive, so much so that it has been chosen once again to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. This study underlines how territorial marketing has created a tourism destination that can attract tourists regardless of the great event.

scholarly journals Variability of News Interpretation in Political Discourse (A Case Study of the Internet Materials Covering the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games)

2021 ◽  
pp. 568-583
Author(s):  
Nikolay D. Golev ◽  
Lidiya G. Kim ◽  
Irina V. Saveleva
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Media

This paper focuses on the analysis of the discourse formed by the ordinary citizens discussing news on the Internet social networks. Conceptualizing the theory of the variability of interpretation, the authors study political discourse emerging on Runet, with the aim of identifying the determinants of variation. The empirical base is the news published on “Newsland.com”, which covers the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games. These mediated events do not aim to focus on political issues. However, they stimulate the interpretation activity of the addressees who tend to discuss political background of the sports events as well as to disclose major problems in society. As the analysis shows, there are two groups of factors influencing the interpretation activity of the participants of political discussions on the Russian Internet: objective, determined by the text as a sign, and subjective, determined by the interpreter’s attitude towards the mediated event. The authors argue that the semantic and pragmatic presumptions, as well as the implicatures of the media news are among the mechanisms of interpretative variation. Additionally, the paper shows a significant role in the interpretation of such a subjective category as anticipation or expectation, which also refers to the implicatures. This factor largely determines the interpreter’s point of view on the information presented in the article. The methodological pathos of the article is to assert the possibility of identifying, describing and modeling internal and deep categories of everyday political discourse based on the analysis of its external manifestations

scholarly journals A LA CARTE URBAN POLICIES. MEGA-EVENTS: FROM EXCEPTIONALITY TO CONSTRUCTION OF ORDINARY PLANNING PRACTICES. A LOOK AT ITALY: CASE STUDY OF THE 2006 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN TURIN / A LA CARTE MIESTO POLITIKA. GRANDIOZINIAI ĮVYKIAI: NUO IŠSKIRTINUMO IKI EILINIO PLANAVIMO STATYBŲ PRAKTIKOS. ITALIJA: 2006 METŲ OLIMPINIŲ ŽAIDYNIŲ TURINE ATVEJIS

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexia De Steffani
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Profound Change ◽  
Urban Policies ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Italian City ◽  
A La Carte

Considering the increasing focus on mega-events studies, in parallel to the growing interest demonstrated by local administrators and European cities towards hallmark events, the article aims to analyse this new trend and existing relationship between the regular policies and rise of new forms of urban management. It deals with Italy as a case study: since the 1990s several Italian cities have been systematically participating in competitions for mega-events in order to initiate development projects. More precisely, the article focuses on Turin, which is the first Italian city to have embraced this strategy systematically. The analysis of this case-study allows us to highlight a rise of a profound change within trends of mega-events: mega events have started to lose their main features – such as ephemerality, exceptionality and occasionality – and have turned into something close to the ordinary urban practices.

scholarly journals A Capabilities-Led Approach to Assessing Technological Solutions for a Rural Community

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1398
Author(s):  
Xinfang Wang ◽  
Rosie Day ◽  
Dan Murrant ◽  
Antonio Diego Marín ◽  
David Castrejón Botello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Grid Systems ◽  
Technological Interventions ◽  
Solution Design ◽  
Improve Access

To improve access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in rural areas of the global south, off-grid systems using renewable generation and energy storage are often proposed. However, solution design is often technology-driven, with insufficient consideration of social and cultural contexts. This leads to a risk of unintended consequences and inappropriate systems that do not meet local needs. To address this problem, this paper describes the application of a capabilities-led approach to understanding a community’s multi-dimensional energy poverty and assessing their needs as they see them, in order to better design suitable technological interventions. Data were collected in Tlamacazapa, Mexico, through site visits and focus groups with men and women. These revealed the ways in which constrained energy services undermined essential capabilities, including relating to health, safety, relationships and earning a living, and highlighted the specific ways in which improved energy services, such as lighting, cooking and mechanical power could improve capabilities in the specific context of Tlamacazapa. Based on these findings, we propose some potential technological interventions to address these needs. The case study offers an illustration of an assessment method that could be deployed in a variety of contexts to inform the design of appropriate technological interventions.

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