The closer to danger, farther from harm? The impact of sport mega events in communities affected by infrastructure associated with the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Porto Alegre

Graeff, Billy; Ghiggi, Micheli Vergínia; Amaral, Sílvia Cristina Franco; Borin, Tatiana; Araujo, Gabrielle Oliveira de; Bretherton, Paul; Pires, Carlos Alberto da Fonseca

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.04.018

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“…While this may have been beneficial to a few sport sectors, it negatively disadvantaged certain population groups. It had adverse outcomes for Brazil's more excluded communities, while temporary funding was mainly channeled toward elite sport (Graeff et al, 2020 ).…”

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The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

Knott

Tinaz

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Large-scale and mega sport events (SMEs), such as Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups, have been more frequently hosted in emerging nations. Bidding and hosting SMEs is considered an object of policy for many emerging nations, with SMEs viewed as key factors in local and national development strategies. This has largely been driven by the assumption that their legacy provides solutions to economic, social, cultural, or political challenges. A variety of legacies have predominated the literature over the past two decades, however it is proposed that there is a difference in the types of legacies anticipated or realized within emerging nations. This exploratory study therefore aimed to determine the types of legacies anticipated or realized by emerging nations as a result of hosting sport events, and to determine if these differ from those of established nations. A systematic literature review followed the PRISMA approach to identify and select peer-reviewed articles that focused on legacies from major and mega-events hosted in emerging nations. A set of 97 publications were analyzed qualitatively to reveal the key legacy themes. The findings confirm legacy as a growing body of knowledge in emerging nations, aligned with increasing event hosting. The findings reveal insights on the extent of literature on this topic in emerging nations, including the major nations, events, authors and publications represented. While the paper cannot determine unique legacies for emerging nations, it identifies key legacy focus areas for these nations, primarily: social development; politics, soft-power and sport-for-peace; the economics of tourism, image and branding; infrastructure and urban development; and sport development. This paper proposes a conceptualization of key legacy areas for emerging nations and proposes future research themes. The paper is unique in its highlighting of the significance of legacy outcomes for emerging nations from the hosting of sport mega-events. It therefore contributes to a more nuanced understanding of and imperative for legacy from sport events globally.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

Knott

Tinaz

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Previous studies have reported that the negative legacies associated with the Olympic Games are relevant for local residents (Kassens-Noor 2019). For example, Graeff et al (2020) found negative impacts related to housing, security and living conditions in the communities who hosted FIFA World Cup 2014, while Ribeiro et al (2021) noted social and housing issues as a result of the Rio Olympics hosting. In this respect, these studies have shown that the residents may face expropriation and relocation because of their property being in the area of facility development (e.g.…”

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Does the Olympic legacy perceived in the host city influence the resident support after the games?

Ribeiro

Almeida²

2021

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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This study aims to explore and describe the structural relationships among (a) perceptions of city transport legacy, (b) trust in the government, and (c) resident support towards the Olympic Games. A field study was conducted in Rio de Janeiro 4-years post-Games, and data were collected from residents who lived in the Olympic city through a selfadministered questionnaire (n = 452). A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) analysed the psychometric properties of the constructs, and a subsequent structural equation model (SEM) examined the relationships between the constructs. The direct-effects model and the partially mediated model were tested based on the mediating role of transport structural legacy. Results indicated that Rio's resident support for the mega-event is essentially influenced by their trust in the local government, while their perceptions of Olympics legacy alone may be a negative predictor of support behaviour. The findings confirmed the predictive power of residents' trust in government on achieving high event support, suggesting its inclusion in future models. Implications focus on effective synergies of political and social engaging to enhance the public support level in the host city.

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