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Showing 1 to 20 of 246 for “"olympic"”.
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The Olympic/Media Complex : the development and relationships of Olympic marketing
… is a critical analysis of the development of Olympic marketing. The emphasis is placed on the marketing practice of sponsorship and its relation to the mass media and the International Olympic Committee. This thesis seeks to assess the significance of sponsorship at the Olympics from a media …
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Washington D.C. | Olympic Metamorphosis
… could change an urban lifestyle. I chose the Olympics as the event and proposed that they be held in Washington D.C., a city of international prominence with a rich design history but a city that hasn't had a large scale urban redevelopment plan in over a century. I focused on the city east of …
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Olympic effort: rhetorics of disability, sport, and resistance in the 2012 London Olympic narratives
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, England, stand as an international media spectacle from which cultural, political, and social narratives emerge within the athletic struggles of the event's competitors. Central to these narratives are the social constructions of the normative body, a …
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No more hats thrown into the Olympic rings: an analysis of the Olympic bidding process
… conditions for the United States to host another Olympic Games. To lay the foundation for my research, I historically trace the declining number of cities bidding for the Olympics. While exogenous factors such as political protests, terrorist acts, and boycotts contribute to a decline in the …
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How to prepare an airport for the Olympic Games? : transportation of the Olympic Family Members
… Airport for and its performance during the Olympic Games in 2004. The analysis includes infrastructural modifications made and organizational restructuring processes undertaken. It also describes the rationale behind some of the decisions, as well as the implementation of certain specific …
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The Olympic Games and Business Enterprises
Research into sports mega-events, of which the Olympics is the modern archetype, has often focused on the macro-economic and regional economic effects of hosting the Games. This research suggests that the local promoters and organisers of the event seldom, if ever, fulfil their promises. Drawing …
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Policymaking in the Egyptian Olympic Committee
This study analyzes policymaking in the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC). Two prominent policies of the EOC are selected: preparing for the Olympic Games and boycotting the 1980 Olympic Games.
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A flexible system for Olympic villages
… system and its systems approach in constructing Olympic Villages which are used both during and after the Games. A historical overview of ancient Olympia and modern Olympia, as well as a case study of modern Olympic Villages deal with the conceptual problem which were arisen in the design of …
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Sustainability transformations in Olympic host cities
The Olympic Games represent an unparalleled fast-track urban development opportunity for Olympic host cities. Taking the premise that the transformational effect of the Olympics has a potential to drive long-term urban sustainability, this thesis examines how Olympic host cities can use the Olympic …
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The emergence of social sustainability in the development of Olympic parks: the case of Sydney Olympic Park
… emerges in the development of Sydney Olympic Park (SOP), considered a representative case of urban spectacle for the global city. The research established an analytical framework to investigate how the principles of social sustainability—local empowerment, identity and community—were …
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Local Media and the Olympic Bidding Process: A political economic analysis of Calgary’s 1988 and 2026 Olympic pursuits
… studies: Calgary’s successful bid for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games and the city’s failed bid exploration for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Olympic Games embody a melange of social, cultural, political, and economic elements alongside distinct urban, sporting, and media …
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Avery Brundage and the 1936 Olympic Games
When Hitler came to power, the Olympic Games had already been awarded to Germany. In the early phase of Nazi rule, Jews were expelled from sport clubs, making it impossible for them to train for, or participate in, the 1936 Olympics. The Amateur Athletic Union and American Olympic Committee, the …
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Olympic Challenge: Designing Equity into Mega-Events
In 2028, the City of Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games for the third time since the start of the last century; the first and second times being 1932 and 1984. While hosting the Olympics is regarded as a high honor with the potential to bring about significant and lasting benefits, it also …
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Design for reuse : post occupancy of Olympic stadiums
On the surface, the spirit of Olympic Games is about the competition for medals. Underneath the surface, however, lies a series of political, economical, social agendas. Individual Olympians represent their Nations. Rising modernity, stabilization of economy and social cohesion of nations are …
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The Olympic Villages and Olympic urban planning. Analysis and evaluation of the impact on territorial and urban planning (XX-XXI centuries).
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Physical characteristics and functional fitness of Senior Olympic athletes
… of 28 female (FA) and 37 male (MA) Nevada Senior Olympic athletes from 50 to 86 years of age. Comparison groups of apparently healthy seniors (female n = 40 (FNA), male = 30 (MNA)) not competing in the Senior Olympics were also tested. A questionnaire was conducted to investigate training and …
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Ambush Marketing in the context of the Olympic Games
… of this thesis is to discuss whether the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (London Act) is a proportionate response to the threat of ambush marketing. The discussion of proportionality examines whether the Act has struck the correct balance between all of the key stakeholders and …
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Deportment of radionuclides in copper concentrate from Olympic Dam
The Olympic copper-gold province of South Australia is home to the world’s largest uranium resource, representing at least 23% of the known global uranium budget. The primary commodity produced is copper, with secondary Au, Ag, and U (as U₃O₈) also recoverable in economic quantities. Processing the …
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