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Sustainable Winter Olympics in Turin?
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 09, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport
Back when Turin was running as a candidate to host the Winter Olympics, Piedmont representatives of environmental associations criticised the candidature for its lack of environment-related issues.
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The shreds of Turin
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 16, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
Olympics
Mountain regions are footing the bill for the Winter Olympics - the Winter Olympics bring fame and glory and an economic revival to the regions. For a fortnight. Leaving behind an oversized infrastructure, debts and empty beds. That, in a nutshell, is Turin four years after the 20th Olympic Winter Games.
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Turin Winter Olympics 2006: Government to fill financial gap
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 10, 2005
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport
Less than one year before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics uncertainty still prevails as to how to fill the financial gap of around €180 m that has resulted from a lack of revenue. Moreover the internal disputes within the Games' Organising Committee that have now been going on for several months have reached a new high with the forced resignations of both the Chairman and his deputy.
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Why Sochi is not in the Alps
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
olympics
The idea of the Alps as a venue for the Winter Olympics is these days scarcely conceivable. CIPRA has now produced a review of the reasons underlying this, the experiences gained from the candidatures of Annecy, Salzburg, Munich and Graubünden (Grisons), and what remains of the Turin Games.
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Winter Olympics in Munich 2022? No comment
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
leisure and recreation,
regional planning, regional development, land use
In just two months the citizens of several Bavarian municipalities will be deciding on their candidacy for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, four days before the official deadline for applications. People seem reluctant to discuss the candidacy openly - does anyone actually want the Winter Olympics?
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