In recent years, cycling has emerged as an increasingly important consideration for national and local authorities around the world, primarily because of the public’s growing awareness about its health benefits and greenhouse emissions reduction. In the last decade, transport related policies in Malaysia and particularly in Kuala Lumpur have been seeking to support cycling as a travel mode, yet, cycling levels in Kuala Lumpur remain low and evidence about interventions are mixed. Data from an exploratory case study is used here to understand the transportation system planning and urban growth of Kuala Lumpur and their impact on cycling uptake, ex- amining current status of cycling facilities in KL, evaluating effectiveness of the cycling interventions, and the attitudes of participants of cycling events towards using bicycle. Using a combination of evidences from existing literature, observation referring to the quality and use of the first bicycle pathway in Kuala Lumpur, interviews with city officials and a survey of people’s attitudes towards using bicycle, this exploratory research highlights the challenges that a car dependent city faces in its urban transformation and in promoting cycling, as well as the residents’ motivations and deterrents to use bicycle for commuting.
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In 2020 wil de stichting Cycling Championships Northern Netherlands (hierna te noemen ‘de stichting’), graag het WK Wielrennen 2020 in Noord-Nederland organiseren. Een evenement waarmee zij de provincies Drenthe en Groningen en hun steden op de wereldkaart zetten. In deze haalbaarheidsstudie wordt objectief bekeken of het mogelijk of aantrekkelijk is om het WK Wielrennen uit te organiseren en of investeren in dit evenement vanuit maatschappelijk oogpuntaantrekkelijk is. Het onderzoek geeft een zo onafhankelijk mogelijk beeld van de benodigde investeringen, de maatschappelijke baten en de mogelijke risico’s van dit initiatief.
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All over the world, sport events are seen as significant tools for creating positive social impact. This is understandable, as sport events have the power to attract enthusiastic participants, volunteers and to reach large audiences of visitors and followers via (social) media. Outbursts of excitement, pleasure and feelings of camaraderie are experienced among millions of people in the case of mega events. Still, a fairly large section of the population does not care that much for sports. Some may experience road blocks, litter and noise disturbance from the events. Sport events generally require investments, often from local or national authorities. Concerned citizens rightfully point at alternative usage of public money (e.g. schools, health care). Thrills and excitement are good things, but does that warrant public money being spent on? Or is there a broader social significance of sport events? Can sport events help alleviate societal issues (like cohesion, inequality and non-participation), do they generate a social impact beyond what spectators experience during the event? In this report the authors have aimed to describe the state of play as regards the evidence for the occurrence of a social impact from sport events and the strategies that are required to enhance social impact from sport events. For the report, an extensive scan of the literature was performed and input was collected from a key group of international experts.
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Abstract for the European Association for Sport Management conference 2015 in Dublin. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the side-event program, with the focus on social, cultural, sportive and economic objectives. Further, the aim is to gain insight in how an major elite sport event can be socially leveraged through a side-event program.
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Het WK Wielrennen is een prachtig evenement waarmee onze beide provincies Drenthe en Groningen en hun steden op de wereldkaart zetten. Naast de aandacht die dit evenement internationaal oplevert, streven we naar een enorme spin-off in sociaal, maatschappelijk en economisch opzicht.De kracht van sport is grenzeloos! Sport verbindt, verbroedert, verlegt grenzen, maakt trots en brengt dingen in beweging die anders nooit van de grond zouden komen. Wij zijn allemaal op zoek naar positiviteit, enthousiasme en vertrouwen. Dat zijn bouwstenen waarop we verder kunnen, fundament voor ontwikkeling en groei. En juist dát is de impact van een goed georganiseerd topsport evenement op een regio zoals Noord Nederland. Het organiseren van een WK wielrennen is daarmee niet een doel op zich, maar een krachtig middel met een duidelijk maatschappelijke, sociale en economische impact.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the future of business events in the “phygital” age from the viewpoint of purposes and formats, delivering a generative tool for adoption. The approach is based on constructivist epistemology. The topic was approached from the viewpoint of foresight and Design Research, firstly by designing and performing three cycles of qualitative interviews with (a) thought leaders and senior industry experts (setting the drivers for matrix tool development), for a total of 10 respondents within a gender-balanced panel (50% female, 50% male), covering Western, Asian, Arab, and North American regions. A Machine Learning-enabled scan was performed for triangulation purposes. Secondly, a generative matrix tool was designed and tested by (b) senior to midweight Design Thinkers and (c) junior to midweight emerging talents, for a total of 22 respondents. Key findings pertain to current trends and future developments in business event design and management from a “phygital” perspective, transferred into a generative matrix tool.
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