Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Pre-Games Results Report
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Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Pre-Games Results Report December 1, 2009 Prepared by: The OGI-UBC Research Team For: The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC) Version date: December 1, 2009 OGI-UBC Pre-Games Results Report Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents...........................................................................................................................................i List of Tables ...............................................................................................................................................iv List of Figures..............................................................................................................................................vi Limitations/Feedback..................................................................................................................................vii Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................................viii Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................x 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1 2. The Olympic Movement, The Paralympic Movement and the 2010 Winter Games .............................4 2.1. The Olympic Movement..............................................................................................................4 2.1.1. International Olympic Committee (IOC)............................................................................4 2.1.2. Olympic Games Host Nation..............................................................................................4 2.1.3. Agenda 21...........................................................................................................................5 2.2. The Paralympic Movement .........................................................................................................5 2.3. The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.....................................................................7 2.3.1. Host City Selection Process for the 2010 Winter Games ...................................................7 2.3.2. Vancouver Organizing Committee .....................................................................................7 2.3.3. Vancouver 2010: ”Sustainability in Action” ......................................................................8 3. International, National, Regional, and Local Context for the 2010 Winter Games .............................10 3.1. International Context 2006........................................................................................................10 3.1.1. Global Demographics .......................................................................................................10 3.1.2. The Economy....................................................................................................................10 3.1.3. Terrorism ..........................................................................................................................11 3.1.4. Weather.............................................................................................................................11 3.1.5. Health................................................................................................................................12 3.1.6. Sporting Events.................................................................................................................12 3.1.7. Politics ..............................................................................................................................12 3.2. Host Nation for the 2010 Winter Games – Canada...................................................................14 3.2.1. Population .........................................................................................................................14 3.2.2. Land ..................................................................................................................................15 3.2.3. Government ......................................................................................................................15 3.3. Host Region for the 2010 Winter Games: The Province of British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.......................................................15 i Version date: December 1, 2009 OGI-UBC Pre-Games Results Report Table of Contents 3.3.1. Population .........................................................................................................................16 3.3.2. Land ..................................................................................................................................16 3.3.3. Government ......................................................................................................................16 3.3.4. Economy ...........................................................................................................................17 3.4. Host City and Resort for the 2010 Winter Games – City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler .........................................................................................................17 4. OGI Indicator Analysis ........................................................................................................................20 4.1. Data Analysis Approach............................................................................................................20 4.2. Data Sources..............................................................................................................................21 4.3. Context Indicator Summary Tables...........................................................................................22 5. Socio-Cultural Outcomes .....................................................................................................................25 5.1. Socio-Cultural Bundle 1. Progress in Elite Amateur Sport in Canada......................................25 5.1.1. Indicators ..........................................................................................................................25 5.1.2. Policy and Context Assessment........................................................................................25 5.1.3. Indicator Selection and Indicator Data Collection............................................................26 5.1.4. Data Analysis: Indicator Evaluation Over Time, 1998-2006 ...........................................26 5.1.5. Data Analysis: Comparison with Other Countries............................................................28 5.1.6. Attributing Impact to the Games: Alternative Explanations.............................................29 5.2. Special Focus: Paralympic Games ............................................................................................30 5.3. Socio-Cultural Bundle 2. Health and Physical Activity ............................................................31 5.3.1. Indicators ..........................................................................................................................32 5.3.2. Policy and Context Assessment........................................................................................32 5.3.3. Data Analysis: Indicator Evaluation Over Time, 2000-2007, Regional and Country Comparisons .....................................................................................................................33 5.3.4. Attributing Impacts to 2010: Summaries, Alternative Explanations and Contextual Factors...............................................................................................................................36 5.4. Socio-Cultural bundle 3. Host City Image: Select Foci ............................................................38 5.4.1. Indicators ..........................................................................................................................38 5.4.2. Policy and Context Assessment........................................................................................38 5.4.3. Data Analysis: Indicator Evaluation Over Time, 2001-2009 ...........................................40 5.4.4. Attributing Impacts to 2010..............................................................................................45 6. Environmental Outcomes .....................................................................................................................48 6.1. Environmental Bundle 1. Land Use for Leisure........................................................................48 6.1.1. Indicators ..........................................................................................................................48 ii Version date: December 1, 2009 OGI-UBC Pre-Games Results Report Table of Contents 6.1.2. Open-Air Leisure Areas....................................................................................................48 6.1.3. Land Use Changes ............................................................................................................50 6.1.4. Attributing Impacts to 2010..............................................................................................51 6.2. Environmental