Thesis (M.A.)--University of Melbourne, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-210).

The Olympic Games are a global phenomenon that focus a spotlight onto the hosting city once every two years. While the athletes are judged on their physical abilities, the host city is judged on its architecture, organization and capabilities. It is a chance to showcase your city and country to the world. But while athletes from all over the world are welcome to compete in the games, becoming a host city has only been granted to a few countries, not reaching all seven continents. One must look into what it takes to host the Olympic Games and what factors are creating an exclusionary trend.

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Title: The analysis of the issue of hosting the Olympic Games. Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to describe the functioning of the Olympic Movement, the development of the Olympic Games size, the development of the Olympic Marketing, the bidding process for the Games and to examine this reality in light of the problems each subject creates. Identify positive and negative aspects of the Olympic Games through SWOT analysis. Furthermore, this thesis aims to determine how the Olympic Agenda 2020 is changing the function of the Olympic Movement, the Olympic Games and how it contributes to the future sustainability of games. Used methods: This thesis is a theoretical paper that has a descriptive and analytical nature, so the main method used is an analysis and study of documents, literature and web sources. The information was analyzed and comprehensively processed. Results: Identified problems can be summarized in these points: Decreased interest in bidding for the Olympics due to non existing government guarantees, rejection of Olympics from residents, negative perception of gigantism. Hosting the Olympics is historically linked with cost overruns, for the Summer Games of 230%, for the Winter Games of 94%. China is expected to become the sport epicenter. Gigantism threatens Olympic ideals and...

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-11-09T10:51:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Raul Andreucci.pdf: 5530499 bytes, checksum: 9259bcebc0c1e408601891ec8f279dbb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-09T10:51:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Raul Andreucci.pdf: 5530499 bytes, checksum: 9259bcebc0c1e408601891ec8f279dbb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-14 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / How the global city concept relates to the megaevents concept to a certain point that turns it into a status even more desired by cities all over the world. How São Paulo, a global city candidate, participates in the host city bidding process for the 2014 World Cup, a FIFA’s megaevent. How does a World Cup host city bidding process work and, in São Paulo’s case, who are the main actors and which steps should the city undertake. A study of the period before the formalization as World Cup host city. Which documents, its moments, its functions and, mainly, how São Paulo’s bidding promoted São Paulo’s image. How the newspapers from the same period, between December 2006 and May 2009, portray the city. The contrast between a megaevents bidding official image and the critical analysis of a newspaper considered part of the public opinion / Como o conceito de cidade global relaciona-se ao de megaeventos a ponto de torná-lo um status ainda mais cobiçado por cidades do mundo todo. Como São Paulo, postulante a cidade global, insere-se no processo de candidatura a cidade-sede da Copa do Mundo de 2014, um megaevento organizado pela FIFA. Como funciona a candidatura de uma cidade a cidade-sede de uma Copa e, no caso paulistano, quem são os principais atores e a quais etapas tiveram de se submeter. O estudo do período anterior à oficialização de uma cidade como cidade-sede do Mundial. Quais os documentos, seus momentos, suas funções e, principalmente, como a candidatura paulistana vendeu a imagem de São Paulo. Como os jornais do mesmo período, entre dezembro de 2006 e maio de 2009, retratam a cidade. O contraste entre a imagem oficial de uma candidatura a megaeventos e a análise crítica de um jornal considerado parte da opinião pública

Um megaevento esportivo pode modificar o cenário de um país e influenciar na sua imagem como destino turístico, bem como na imagem da cidade que o sedia. Megaeventos, como os Jogos Olímpicos, envolvem mudanças: sociais, investimentos financeiros e de infraestrutura, e maior visibilidade internacional. A avaliação da imagem da cidade-sede pode impactar na imagem do destino ao qual ela faz parte (efeito recíproco). Partindo desse pressuposto, da importância do turismo na economia mundial/brasileira e da relação entre megaeventos esportivos e o aquecimento dessa atividade, o objetivo desta tese foi verificar os efeitos recíprocos de imagem entre a cidade-sede de um megaevento esportivo e o destino turístico ao qual ela faz parte (destino-mãe). O foco foram os Jogos Olímpicos de 2016 no Rio de Janeiro-Brasil. Foi realizada pesquisa descritiva/ quantitativa por meio de questionários fechados, com estrangeiros de 48 países (n=340), utilizando escala Likert de sete pontos. A escala foi baseada nas dimensões de imagem de destino: cognitiva e afetiva, tendo como variáveis moderadoras: a familiaridade e a animosidade com o destino-mãe e o envolvimento com os jogos. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada a modelagem de equações estruturais VB-SEM por meio do software SmartPLS 3. Os resultados apontaram para avaliações positivas da imagem de destino, do Rio e do Brasil, identificando a dimensão cognitiva como a mais relevante. Foi confirmado efeito recíproco positivo e forte entre as imagens do Rio como sede da Olímpiadas de 2016 e Brasil como seu destino-mãe e também o contrário, contudo não foram encontrados efeitos de moderação. No caso especfício da animosidade não houve presença dessa variável em relação ao Brasil, o que é um resultado positivo. Este trabalho traz contribuições teóricas por estudar os efeitos recíprocos de imagem em destinos, especialmente considerando um contexto de megaevento esportivo e contribuições práticas para o desenvolvimento de políticas de turismo mais integrativas entre destino-mãe e cidade/ regiões do seu território e até mesmo para a captação e realização de novos grandes eventos. / A sport mega event can modify a country\'s scenery and influence its image as a tourist destination, as well as the host city image. Sports mega events such as the Olympic Games involve a series of changes: social, financial and infrastructure investments and a greater international visibility. The host city image evaluation can have an impact on the destination image to which it belongs (reciprocal effect). Based on this assumption and the importance of tourism activity in the world and Brazilian economies and the relationship between sport mega events and the warming of this activity, the objective of this thesis was to verify the image reciprocal effects between a sport mega event host city and the national tourist destination (mother-destination). The focus was the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro- Brazil. Descriptive/quantitative research was performed with foreigners from 48 countries (n = 340) using structured questionnaires and a Likert seven-point scale. The scale was adapted based on the cognitive and affective destination image dimensions, having as moderating variables: familiarity and the animosity with the mother-destination and games involvement. For data analysis, PLS structural equations modeling was performed using the software SmartPLS 3. The results pointed to positive evaluations of Rio and Brazil destination images, identifying the cognitive dimension as the most relevant. A positive and strong reciprocal effect was confirmed between the images of Rio as the 2016 Olympics host city and Brazil as the mother-destination. However, no moderation effects were found and in the specific case of animosity, there was no presence of this variable related to Brazil, which was a good result. This work brings theoretical contributions because it studies the reciprocal effects in destination images, considering the context of a sport mega event, as well as practical contributions for the development of more integrative tourism policies between mother-destination, cities / regions and for the hosting of new major events.

Um megaevento esportivo pode modificar o cenário de um país e influenciar na sua imagem como destino turístico, bem como na imagem da cidade que o sedia. Megaeventos, como os Jogos Olímpicos, envolvem mudanças: sociais, investimentos financeiros e de infraestrutura, e maior visibilidade internacional. A avaliação da imagem da cidade-sede pode impactar na imagem do destino ao qual ela faz parte (efeito recíproco). Partindo desse pressuposto, da importância do turismo na economia mundial/brasileira e da relação entre megaeventos esportivos e o aquecimento dessa atividade, o objetivo desta tese foi verificar os efeitos recíprocos de imagem entre a cidade-sede de um megaevento esportivo e o destino turístico ao qual ela faz parte (destino-mãe). O foco foram os Jogos Olímpicos de 2016 no Rio de Janeiro-Brasil. Foi realizada pesquisa descritiva/ quantitativa por meio de questionários fechados, com estrangeiros de 48 países (n=340), utilizando escala Likert de sete pontos. A escala foi baseada nas dimensões de imagem de destino: cognitiva e afetiva, tendo como variáveis moderadoras: a familiaridade e a animosidade com o destino-mãe e o envolvimento com os jogos. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada a modelagem de equações estruturais VB-SEM por meio do software SmartPLS 3. Os resultados apontaram para avaliações positivas da imagem de destino, do Rio e do Brasil, identificando a dimensão cognitiva como a mais relevante. Foi confirmado efeito recíproco positivo e forte entre as imagens do Rio como sede da Olímpiadas de 2016 e Brasil como seu destino-mãe e também o contrário, contudo não foram encontrados efeitos de moderação. No caso especfício da animosidade não houve presença dessa variável em relação ao Brasil, o que é um resultado positivo. Este trabalho traz contribuições teóricas por estudar os efeitos recíprocos de imagem em destinos, especialmente considerando um contexto de megaevento esportivo e contribuições práticas para o desenvolvimento de políticas de turismo mais integrativas entre destino-mãe e cidade/ regiões do seu território e até mesmo para a captação e realização de novos grandes eventos. / A sport mega event can modify a country\'s scenery and influence its image as a tourist destination, as well as the host city image. Sports mega events such as the Olympic Games involve a series of changes: social, financial and infrastructure investments and a greater international visibility. The host city image evaluation can have an impact on the destination image to which it belongs (reciprocal effect). Based on this assumption and the importance of tourism activity in the world and Brazilian economies and the relationship between sport mega events and the warming of this activity, the objective of this thesis was to verify the image reciprocal effects between a sport mega event host city and the national tourist destination (mother-destination). The focus was the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro- Brazil. Descriptive/quantitative research was performed with foreigners from 48 countries (n = 340) using structured questionnaires and a Likert seven-point scale. The scale was adapted based on the cognitive and affective destination image dimensions, having as moderating variables: familiarity and the animosity with the mother-destination and games involvement. For data analysis, PLS structural equations modeling was performed using the software SmartPLS 3. The results pointed to positive evaluations of Rio and Brazil destination images, identifying the cognitive dimension as the most relevant. A positive and strong reciprocal effect was confirmed between the images of Rio as the 2016 Olympics host city and Brazil as the mother-destination. However, no moderation effects were found and in the specific case of animosity, there was no presence of this variable related to Brazil, which was a good result. This work brings theoretical contributions because it studies the reciprocal effects in destination images, considering the context of a sport mega event, as well as practical contributions for the development of more integrative tourism policies between mother-destination, cities / regions and for the hosting of new major events.

Due to the excitement and prestige surrounding the Olympics, international perceptions of hosting the Games are positive and the Olympics are thought to bring prosperity and economic benefits to the host country. However this paper insists that hosting the Olympic Games is actually more detrimental to the host country than beneficial. Though each Games is different and every host country has the opportunity to create a positive Games, the negative aspects of hosting the Games create a difficult environment for any country to host a successful Games. Due to the negative effects of the Olympics on national unity, economic impact and international legitimacy, hosting the Olympics is a losing gamble for Olympic host nations.

Ce mémoire porte sur les représentations qui ont circulé sur Internet avant et durant le mouvement historique et inattendu de révolte sociale au Brésil, pendant la Coupe des confédérations de 2013. La vague de manifestations a provoqué un débat passionné sur Internet à propos des méga-événements, mais des études sur ce phénomène récent sont encore absents de la littérature. La présente recherche est un effort de combler cette lacune en examinant le cas de la ville de Rio de Janeiro, qui accueillera la finale de la Coupe du monde de soccer de 2014 et sera la ville hôte des Jeux olympiques de 2016. Le but du travail est de comprendre quelles sont les représentations qui émergent des nouvelles en réseau au sujet des transformations et des conflits urbains dans le cadre des méga-événements. À partir d'une analyse logico-naturelle des documents publiés entre 2009 et 2013 sur des sites Web avec quatre profils communicationnels distincts, la recherche met en évidence dans quelle mesure les représentations sociales reproduisent (1) la stratégie de branding urbain de la part du gouvernement et (2) les stratégies de résistance civile de la part des populations affectées par les transformations urbaines. Du point de vue théorique et méthodologique, l'étude mobilise la notion de journalisme liquide, inspiré des travaux du sociologue Zygmunt Bauman, qui s’est concentré sur les conséquences culturelles, économiques et politiques de la mondialisation. Les résultats de l'analyse documentaire ont permis d'exposer les représentations sociales construites autour de trois thématiques centrales : les favelas, les expulsions forcées dans la ville de Rio de Janeiro et les manifestations de juin 2013. En plus d'une discussion théorique critique à propos des résultats, l'étude les confronte avec la littérature scientifique repérée dans la recension des écrits. / This master thesis deals with the representations circulating on the Internet before and during the historical and unexpected popular uprising in Brazil, during the 2013 Confederations Cup. The wave of protests, which triggered a passionate online debate about mega-events, is still an understudied phenomenon. To fill this gap, this research investigates the problem by examining the case of the city of Rio de Janeiro, host of the finals of 2014 World Cup and of 2016 Olympic Games. The study aims to analyze on the representations emerging from news networks in the light of the fast-paced urban transformations and conflicts that currently characterize mega-events in the city. A natural logic analysis of documents published between 2009 and 2013 by four particular types of news sites highlights how social representations reproduced: (1) the government strategy of urban branding and (2) the civil movements strategies to face urban transformations. At the theoretical and methodological levels, the study explores the research path of liquid journalism, inspired by the work of sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, who focused on the cultural, economic and political consequences of globalization. The collected data were analyzed from a critical and theoretical viewpoint. The results were discussed by confronting those obtained by the researchers who we referenced in the literature.

The aim of this dissertation is to provide a new perspective to the analysis of megaevent / host city relationship. The significance of the research subject depends on the interest in hosting mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the World Fairs, which generate a competition among cities. Turkish cities are recently being involved in this competition. In addition to that, mega-events have large-scale and long-term impacts on the built environment, which has not been thoroughly discussed in urban studies. The methodology which is based on a qualitative analysis comprises three steps: a historical analysis made on the Olympic host cities, and two case studies. The first case is Athens as the 2004 Olympic city, the second case is Istanbul as an Olympic bid city since 1990. This study recognizes but qualifies the concept of megaevent hosting. It is shown that mega-event hosting is a capacity-building process, whilst it has a potential to generate overdose investments problem in the built environment. The most significant conclusion of the study is that the ability of coping with this problem is correlated with the ability of absorbing the investments made.