Vancouver 2010 Olympics

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Overview of the 2010's Vancouver Olympics, made for an oral presentation. The document is made of bullet points but you can find the infos in the websites and PDFs listed on the "sources" page.

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[...] VANCOUVER OLYMPICS the games of sustainability General presentation Date, set up ● Olympic Winter Games 2010 ● From the 12 to the 28 of February ●Montreal in 1976 and Calgary in 1988 General presentation The city of Vancouver ● Coastal seaport city ● Mild climate, the ocean, mountains : popular destination for outdoor activities ● Cosmopolitan city General presentation Informations regarding the Olympics ● Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics Winter Games (VANOC) ● Vancouver, Cypress Mountain and Whistler ● Partnership with First nations: Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish et Goals and aims ●A « Green » city ● Sport legacy ●Cultural legacy ●New infrastructures and transports ●Tourism ●Economic boost Results Social and environmental Impact on the city ● “Accessible Tourism Program” : how to serve people with disabilities ●Inclusion of Aboriginal groups, and differences in opinion Results Social and environmental Impact on the city ●Increase in revenues ●Eco-friendly games, yet pollution issues Results Cultural Impact ● Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program Human structure - Jonathan Borofsky Monument for East Vancouver Ken Lum Results Cultural Impact ● Hastings Street Renaissance Program Results Cultural Impact ●Vancouver Art Walk Legacy Should Paris follow the example of Vancouver? [...]