1-1 - Purpose and Impacts of Special Events
Select a special event which is held in your region that you were involved in as a participant or close observer. After completing this week's readings, answer the following:
a) identify your region, the type of event (you can categorize by size or by form/content), and highlight why you think this event was created
b) state your role in the event
c) identify four impacts of the event (two positive, two negative) on the stakeholders and/or the host communities (can be social & cultural, physical & environmental, political, tourims, economic).
d) highlight 2 measures the organizers had in place to maximize positive impacts and minimize negative impacts
e) in your opinion, is there anything else that could have been done to balance the impacts and improve the outcome of the event?
First post due Thursday Midnight, follow up post(s) due Sunday Midnight. You can highlight something you learned, add a suggestion, or challenge another student on a point they made.