Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Olympics

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted impacts associated with hosting the Olympic Games, encompassing economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The economic analysis explores benefits like increased government income, tourism, and job creation, alongside potential drawbacks such as infrastructure costs and the risk of debt. Social impacts are examined, including enhanced citizen pride, improved city image, and increased cultural awareness, while also addressing the potential for short-term job opportunities and changes in lifestyle. The report also examines the environmental impact, including increased pollution and waste management challenges, while also acknowledging the potential for sustainable practices. Recommendations focus on sustainable practices and economic considerations, and the conclusion summarizes the complex interplay of these factors, emphasizing the need for careful planning and management to maximize positive outcomes while mitigating negative consequences. The report stresses the importance of considering long-term effects and the potential for both positive and negative impacts on the host city and its citizens.

ASSESSMENT

Executive Summary
In the present report discussion related to environmental, social and economical impact of
hosting Olympics has been discussed. It has been analysed from the report that Olympics attract
large number of travellers and tourist to that place where it has been hosted. It increases the
income of government over there. It has also been analysed that it created lots of job
opportunities as the event is huge and lots of people are required to make it successful. So this is
an economic impact that unemployment rate can be lower down in that area where the Olympic
is been hosted. It has also been analysed that Olympics also have environmental impact, as so
many activities took place when conducting Olympics the pollution can be increased and also the
travellers and tourist who visit the place can damage it and can throw garbage anywhere. It has
also been evaluated that the social life style of people also enhances over the place where
Olympics are been held. It has been analysed this is because better job opportunities is been
provided to them. It has also been analysed that hosting Olympics also increase income of
government which they can spent in any other productive aspects. It has also been evaluated that
people also tend to know about the sports which has been followed by diverse culture. By
hosting of Olympics the knowledge related to spots also increases. Many universities has also
held educational tours to places where Olympics has been conducted.

Contents
ASSESSMENT................................................................................................................................1
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Analyses on Social impacts, Environmental impacts and Economical impacts in Hosting
Olympics......................................................................................................................................1
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Hosting Olympics can have huge economical, social and environmental impact. It has been
analyzed that by hosting of such big events job opportunities is been created for the people who
are living in that area. It has also been evaluated that Olympics is been hosted for fun and also to
attract the travelers who want to be engaged in doing recreational activities. It can also be
considered as an appreciation for those who have unique talent and skills (Baade and Matheson,
2016). It has been analyzed that government income has been increased when they are been
engaged in hosting Olympics. There are number of people who are behind this event to make it
successful. It has also been analyzed that there can be positive and negative impact of hosting
Olympics. In this Olympics hosting also increases the life style of people who are living over
there and doing job over there. It has also been analyzed that hosting of Olympics basically
involves the sports activities which needs appreciation. It has also been evaluated that hosting of
the Olympics consists of so many activities and for this employees needs to have sufficient
abilities and skills so that the event can be hosted successfully (Horne and Whannel, 2016). It
also attracts so many travelers to the place where this event is taking place. It has also been
evaluated that lots of expenses are included in hosting Olympics. Present report will lay
emphasis on the social, economical and environmental impact of hosting Olympics.
Analyses on Social impacts, Environmental impacts and Economical impacts in Hosting
Olympics
Social impacts- As per the study it has been found that citizen of the hosting nation believes that
Olympics are the one that brought international recognition, enhanced citizen pride, enhanced
host city image and many more. The city in which Olympics hosting grab attention towards the
local of that city focuses on the local culture, food and their lifestyle and many more. Such as the
opening of the Beijing games within the year 2008 perfectly focused the Chinese culture to all
over the world as well as provides them a political field in order to demonstrate their capacity as
a communist nation (Apine, 2018). On the contrast side it also exposes that how controlled their
communist nation is as well as various factors that threatens the whole world. The social impact
of the Olympics was not as much as technological and economical but at the same time provides
inhabitants of nation deeper recognition to be relied with a world famous city. It created a
positive thinking of the host city within the eyes of the people of that nation and also provides
better feeling to the people. Several people got employment opportunities as people of the host
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nation gets lots of the short term job opportunity that may aids to decrease the unemployment
rate. Government is also building homes for the Olympic village that can be used for the local
people once the Olympic was over, thus it will enhance the housing cost of that particular area.
Also government of the host nation is improving the transport line quickly as during the event
large number of people will be visiting so transportation system can be improved also. Now
focuses on the negative impacts such as Olympic creates short term jobs that means once the
Olympiad over jobs also gone and again people becomes unemployed and increases the rate of
unemployment more quickly (Neirotti, 2016).
Environmental- The Olympics will bring a wide range of the positive influence to that area.
There is also monitored dust and noise that is around Olympic park. Such as London 2012 as the
waterways runs around the park should be protected in order to storing chemicals so that the oil
do not run into the waterways. Events like this can be affected through carbon emission. But at
the same time Olympic committee follows an inspirational goal where they tries to keep the
carbon emission as low as possible
(Alencar, 2020). Also for running an Olympic there is requirement of the energy at huge amount,
there can be a possibility that there is lots of energy wasted during Olympics. Also several
planning strategy can be applied in order to decrease the waste of energy. Furthermore within the
Olympics game there are several tourists came from rest of the world. During this time period
the population of that host city enhances and also waste is also increases. Because of the dumps
huge amount of the waste through public every day. As such waste can easily impact the
environment. As further plans are developed in order to minimize the waste and many more.
Within the past recent years, history is full of negative such as within the 2014 Winter Olympics
in Russia becomes one of the best examples as it turned out to one of the biggest environmental
disaster. The construction sites had very little sustainable as it is illegal landfills for the
construction material also utilizes the migration territories of animal consider as construction
areas , in addition to this spillage of the waste into the waters and also reduce within quality of
life that can be inhabitants of the nation. Another example of Brazil where The Rio De Janerio
Within 2016 were also consider as one of the environmental disaster, especially within the
regards of water of the city. Before the Olympics water was highly polluted. Within waterways
the concentration of bacteria and viruses and at sea was so high, as per the study it is sufficient to
ingest three teaspoons to get ill seriously (Rocha, 2020).
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Economic impacts
The economic impact regarding hosting Olympics considered to be less positive as
compare to anticipated. Due to this several cities have ended up falling in debt massively after
the Olympic game’s hosting, cities that have required infrastructure can be better off for not
submitting bids. Hosting the Olympics can have various economic benefits related to the
licensing, ticket sales, broadcast revenue, sponsorships and enhanced tourism. Also Intangible
benefits that are also known as legacy benefits are consider as subjective benefits also considered
as monetary benefits (Feddersen. and Maennig, 2017). Cities hosting Olympics are continuous
benefit within future such as Rio constructed almost about 15000 new hotel rooms in order to
accommodate visitors. Beijing Spent over $22.6 billion on constructing on airports, roads as well
as rails and also at the same time spent over $ 11.26 billion the issues associated with
environment. Also thousands of media, sponsors, athletes as well as spectators within visit the
host city for around six months before as well as after the six months of the over the Olympic
games that provides within the additional revenue
Also hosting the Olympics games sends signal to the rest of the world that the raises of stature
of both nation and host city at the international level. Such intangible benefits enhanced the
media presence that leads to the long term enhance within tourism as well as attracting new
businesses. Nation that hosts the Olympic Games invests their billions of dollars in order to see
boom within their economy from increased infrastructure updates and tourism. As Hosting a
nation is rarely profitable within the developing nations as some of them become successful in
boosting their nation’s economy. While in contrast to that various nations gone bankrupt after
hosting such Olympic Games. For example Sydney’s summer 2000 was triple to their estimated
budget. The utilizes of the fund was seen a slap within the underprivileged population’s face
within a very populist leaning nation. Instead of construct projects overseen through government
where there is typically corruption occurs. Also there are several benefits nations hosting the
Olympics as host nation can enhance within trade that can also leads to enhance the foreign
investment. Once a city wins bid for hosting for Olympics, cities are commonly build airports,
add roads as well as construct rail lines in order to accommodate the large influx of the
individuals. Furthermore various nation upgrade transportation and communication system,
housing and many more. Such measures aid to revitalizes areas within the requirement of
updates as well as also aids to enhance the productive capacity of the host’s city economy
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(Lenskyj, 2020).
Recommendation
From the perspective of the environment that the Olympiad occurs in 2021 is
recommended that from electronic waste, silver, gold and bronze metals will be obtained. Also
Uniforms will be obtained from the recycled plastic. In addition to this roads of the host city can
be made from recycled materials that is capable of absorbing water in order to reuse it. It is also
recommended that the sustainable wood can be prefer for construction building. It is also
recommended that the athletes as well as their staff must use the eco friendly beds which is made
of the recycled cardboards as well as mattresses made of recyclable polyethene. It should be
recommended that that the hosting city must revisit last Olympic games in order to acquire
economies of scale. Through using similar venues, uses among several other reusable Olympic
resource, community development, transportation. Furthermore it should be recommended that
Events like Olympics where carbon emission is occurs at high there must be an Olympic
committee of members who takes all responsibility and tries to keep the carbon emission as low
as possible and also take serious steps towards the environmental disaster occurred due to
Olympic. Also several planning strategy can be applied in order to decrease the waste of energy.
Conclusion
From the above it had been concluded that Olympics brought international recognition,
grab attention of all over the world. As it focuses on the local culture, created a positive thinking
of the host city within the eyes of the public of that nation, improves the transport line,
infrastructure and many more. It aids the people to increase the employment of that particular
city as people from host city get the jobs and reduces the unemployment but at the same time it is
short term job, once the game is over again unemployment came within their life. Report also
focuses on huge amount of waste is extracted because of the huge amount of the tourist arrived at
this time also huge amount of energy is also wasted. Furthermore discussed about the economic
benefit because of the hosting of Olympics such as the licensing, ticket sales, broadcast revenue,
sponsorships increased tourism. As due to the huge amount of tourist came from all over world
and spent in hosting city also able to aids in economic development of that hosting nation.
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REFERENCES
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Apine, M., 2018. Impact of the Olympic Games on the Host City Social and Economical
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Baade, R.A. and Matheson, V.A., 2016. Going for the gold: The economics of the
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Feddersen, A. and Maennig, W., 2017. Employment Effects of the Olympic Games in Atlanta
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Horne, J. and Whannel, G., 2016. Understanding the olympics. Routledge.
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