While the economic calculation enables us to make better decision on hosting and managing mega sporting events of various types, we need to be cognizant of other dimensions related to event outcomes to fully understand the impact of the event. Read and watch the materials below to answer the questions.
Questions:
- Briefly explain the approaches taken by Scandizzo and Pierleoni to identify impact measures. What are the various pillars that comprise the event impact indicators? You may use the tangible-intangible distinctions to elucidate the outcomes indicators. (15 points)
- Scandizzo and Pierleoni added four additional impact categories (i.e., political, sociocultural, physical/environmental, and psychological). Among these categories, apply the sociocultural, physical/environmental, psychological into the context of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games which is due to start next month or 2028 LA Olympic Games. Find a good example that typifies each of these three impact categories and elaborate your claims (for example, aiming to boost healthy and heterogenous civic culture as an example of sociocultural impact). (25 points)
- Taking the premise to understand impact illustrated by Scandizzo and Pierleoni, how did you identify the usage of impact indicators by the panels at the discussion? Each panel represents previous host and candidate city and describe which impact indicators have been embraced by each panel? (15 points)
- What is your final thoughts after reading & watching the materials? Are the outcome measures thoroughly represented in the panel discussion session? What are some difficulties associated with applying all indicators? (15 points)


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