Sustainble development in the context of planned mega-events, an analysis of the olympic games.

Corey Cowger

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Based on the research compiled by the United Nations in multiple publications, the world's urban populations are projected to massively increase in size over the next few decades. Changes to urban form, structure, and usage are incredibly important areas of study to best deal with the expected issues facing urban landscapes as result of these population shifts. Mega-events, specifically the Olympic Games, have long been promoted for their ability to catalyze and shape urban infrastructure projects. With the expected shift towards socio-ecological cities through sustainable development, the Olympics offer an interesting case study as to the best role mega-events should play in the transition towards socio-ecological cities and in effect in meeting the changing needs of urban spaces. This thesis will explore this function, and further investigate how the Olympic Games fit within the goals of Agenda 2030, the United Nations latest publication on Sustainable Development.

Keywords

Urban Development, Landscape Urbanism, Sustainable Development, Socio-ecological Cities, The Olympic Games, Mega-events, Catalyst, Agenda 2030

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 18. 4. 2017

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. Peter Kumble, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta životního prostředí

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Inženýrská ekologie / Nature Conservation