Essays about: "mega events"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words mega events.

1. 1. What Is the Impact of World Expositions on the Trade Volume in Exports?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Albin Nilsson; Leonard Xander; [2023]
   Keywords : Trade; Exports; Mega-events; World Expositions;

   Abstract : Using the Structural Gravity model, this thesis analyzes the impact of post-war world expositions and specialized expositions on the trade volume in exports. The study runs LSDV regressions on three types of panel data for 183 countries between 1950 to 2017, with a total of 792,720 observations. READ MORE

3. 2. Paris Olympics for Saint-Denis? : Between enthusiasm and uncertainty: diverging local perceptionson large-scale urban renewal in the Pleyel neighbourhood

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Max Dörr; [2023]
   Keywords : Paris Olympics; urban renewal; gentrification; neighbourhood change; social mix; sustainability;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of neighbourhood changes spurred by urban renewal associated with the Paris 2024 Olympic games in the Pleyel neighbourhood, located in the Northern suburbs of Paris. Drawing upon a theoretical framework that emphasizes the complexities of mega-events and urban transformations, the study addresses two key research questions: (1) How do urban renewal stakeholders envision neighbourhood changes, and (2) What are the perceptions of residents and activists towards ongoing and envisioned neighbourhood transformations? Data was collected through qualitative research, including semi-structured interviews (n=10) and observations, capturing the perspectives of urban renewal stakeholders, residents, and activists. READ MORE

4. 3. Employment Effects of the FIFA World Cup on Host Nations : An Event Study

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Felix Wettborg; [2022]
   Keywords : Econometrics; Mega Sports Events; Event Economics; Difference-In-Difference; Employment; Two-Ways Fixed Effects Difference-in-Difference; Event Study; Staggered Adoption; World Cup; Soccer; FIFA;

   Abstract : The employment effect of hosting the FIFA world cup has been researched multiple times with city, municipality, or state data using a variety of methods. Arguably, the Difference-In-Difference (DID) method, first used by Hotchkiss et al. READ MORE

5. 4. Strategic Sustainable Development of mega events : A pathway towards the climate-neutral BUGA of 2025 in Rostock

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Johanna Gäbken; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Climate-neutrality; Sustainable Events; GHG Mitigation; Social Science; Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change is one of the major current challenges and an urgent mitigation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from human activities is required for a sustainable future. The event sector is recognizing this need and is increasingly addressing its contributions to global GHG emissions. READ MORE

6. 5. What is the problem of sustainable development in Mega sporting events? : A WPR-analysis of FIFAs Sustainability strategies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Gustav Söderström; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; FIFA; Qatar; Russia; Brazil; WPR; Bacchi;

   Abstract : Human rights violations have been connected to several FIFA World cups. In 2010 the first article published by Amnesty international on human rights violations of the South Africa World cup. READ MORE