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Host and non-host resident awareness and perceptions of legacies for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games

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Pages 195-209 | Received 06 Aug 2014, Accepted 11 Jan 2016, Published online: 27 Jun 2016
 

Abstract

Given the large investment among host cities, the question about legacy program creation and management becomes important. Creating and managing such programs that benefit residents should derive from the examination of prominent legacy aspects among residents of the host country (i.e., host/non-host city) over time (pre-, during, and post-event). This study aimed to understand and describe host and non-host residents’ perceptions regarding dominant legacy themes and residents’ awareness of specific legacies before, during, and after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Results indicated that before and during the event host residents identified the material, tangible, and direct legacies. Non-host residents identified the non-material, intangible, and indirect legacies. Post-event, residents identified the non-material, intangible, and indirect legacies. In terms of residents’ awareness of specific legacies, host residents were most aware of the intangible and indirect legacies. Non-host residents were most aware of the potential debt and cost of hosting the Olympic Games.

Étant donné l’investissement important parmi les villes hôtes, la question concernant la création et la gestion du programme patrimoine devient importante. La création et la gestion de tels programmes dont bénéficient les habitants devraient découler de l’examen des aspects patrimoniaux marquants parmi les habitants du pays hôte (i.e., ville hôte/ville non-hôte) au fil du temps (avant, durant et après l’évènement). Cette étude visait à comprendre et à décrire les perceptions des habitants des villes hôte et non-hôte au sujet de thèmes patrimoniaux dominants et leur sensibilisation aux patrimoines spécifiques avant, pendant et après les Jeux olympiques d’hiver de 2010 à Vancouver. Les résultats ont indiqué qu’avant et pendant l’évènement, les habitants de la ville hôte ont identifié les patrimoines matériaux, tangibles et directs. Les habitants de la ville non-hôte ont identifié les patrimoines non-matériaux, intangibles et indirects. Post-évènement, les habitants ont identifié les patrimoines non-matériaux, intangibles et indirects. En ce qui concerne la sensibilisation des habitants aux patrimoines spécifiques, les habitants de la ville hôte ont été plus sensibilisés aux patrimoines intangibles et indirects. Les habitants de la ville non-hôte ont été plus sensibilisés à la dette potentielle et au coût de l’organisation des Jeux olympiques.

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