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tricks4comp This is on of my favorite city from my childhood. I wish that i'll spend 5 years there.
rubina2013 Yes, its sad the corruption has spread accross the world. The same case happened in India too during commonwealth games 2012.
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Terry Sweeney it is a little shocking that there isn't more (any) regulatory oversight of entities like FIFA, the IOC, or the committees that stage world's fairs/global expositions. Billions getting thrown around,...
Susan Leach The Olympic bids suffer the same issue of overpromising and underdelivering. One driving concern apparently is that these big sporting events destroy the environment, so if bid cities offer appealing...
Kim Davis I have limited faith in Qatar too, but the architects involved in the main stadium are reputable. Researching my slideshow on Brazil's other cities, I did come across great plans which were unfinished...
Susan Leach Hi Terry, glad to have your healthy skepticism in the discussion. You're probably right, although I like to think the design pitch isn't total greenwashing. Maybe it's more that zero-carbon footprints...
Susan Leach an effort of this magnitude would require massive labor capacity
Exactly! The International Labour Organization estimates they would need to recruit a million extra laborers.
Susan Leach Peter J, if you mean by "mega-economy" event that it's part of a much larger economic boom for Qatar, then yes, you're right. There's a huge development program underway to the tune of $220 billion...
Susan Leach It's true, Resurgent phoenix, there's a long history of forced labor in building magnificent structures -- think the pyramids. But there's really no excuse in the 21st century. And that's the crux...
Terry Sweeney I have to add a shout-out for Salvador, aka Bahia, the colonial capitol of Brazil, where one can really sense the impact of the African slaves brought to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries by...
Terry Sweeney As Susan notes in her blog, local temps can reach 50 degrees C/122 degrees F. At least for external surfaces or structures, Qatar is highly unlikely to (re-)use any bricks if this ridiculous award...
Terry Sweeney This green monikor is laughable on its face; only a fool or a fat-n-sassy FIFA official would attempt to defend all of Qatar's audacious claims. And based on some of the FIFA statements and actions...
CitySolver Yes Peter, I do tire soemtimes of claims that football will change everything. Solid investment and initiatives are needed. Football is here gone tomorrow. Whatever good it does, we know it wont...
CitySolver Yes, I think transportation is a good place to focus investment, at least it wont be redundant weeks after the event. Other stuff like the stadia must either by built and reused by the city or designed...
Amy Rogers Nazarov To say nothing of the brain injuries associated with football. Look at this article about the funds to be paid out by the NFL to players claiming concussions and other severe brain injury. I sure...
PeterJ As an aside, the more reading I've done about the international politics around the topic, the more it appears that the U.S. will seize upon labor as a differentiating point in selection process...
NewDream You are so right Peter J! There's nothing like the 'trying to place a memory' process to set a new one in stone...
PeterJ Amy -- you're right! We have a full generation of kids (now adults) that grew up on the soccer field. Maybe that's one of the influencing factors here. One has to think it will contribute to growing...
PeterJ Amy -- you're right! We have a full generation of kids (now adults) that grew up on the soccer field. Maybe that's one of the influencing factors here. One has to think it will contribute to growing...
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tricks4comp This is on of my favorite city from my childhood. I wish that i'll spend 5 years there.
rubina2013 Yes, its sad the corruption has spread accross the world. The same case happened in India too during commonwealth games 2012.
Rubina
Villas in Sarjapur
Terry Sweeney it is a little shocking that there isn't more (any) regulatory oversight of entities like FIFA, the IOC, or the committees that stage world's fairs/global expositions. Billions getting thrown around,...
Susan Leach The Olympic bids suffer the same issue of overpromising and underdelivering. One driving concern apparently is that these big sporting events destroy the environment, so if bid cities offer appealing...
Kim Davis I have limited faith in Qatar too, but the architects involved in the main stadium are reputable. Researching my slideshow on Brazil's other cities, I did come across great plans which were unfinished...
Susan Leach Hi Terry, glad to have your healthy skepticism in the discussion. You're probably right, although I like to think the design pitch isn't total greenwashing. Maybe it's more that zero-carbon footprints...
Susan Leach an effort of this magnitude would require massive labor capacity
Exactly! The International Labour Organization estimates they would need to recruit a million extra laborers.
Susan Leach Peter J, if you mean by "mega-economy" event that it's part of a much larger economic boom for Qatar, then yes, you're right. There's a huge development program underway to the tune of $220 billion...
Susan Leach It's true, Resurgent phoenix, there's a long history of forced labor in building magnificent structures -- think the pyramids. But there's really no excuse in the 21st century. And that's the crux...
Terry Sweeney I have to add a shout-out for Salvador, aka Bahia, the colonial capitol of Brazil, where one can really sense the impact of the African slaves brought to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries by...
Terry Sweeney As Susan notes in her blog, local temps can reach 50 degrees C/122 degrees F. At least for external surfaces or structures, Qatar is highly unlikely to (re-)use any bricks if this ridiculous award...
Terry Sweeney This green monikor is laughable on its face; only a fool or a fat-n-sassy FIFA official would attempt to defend all of Qatar's audacious claims. And based on some of the FIFA statements and actions...
CitySolver Yes Peter, I do tire soemtimes of claims that football will change everything. Solid investment and initiatives are needed. Football is here gone tomorrow. Whatever good it does, we know it wont...
CitySolver Yes, I think transportation is a good place to focus investment, at least it wont be redundant weeks after the event. Other stuff like the stadia must either by built and reused by the city or designed...
Amy Rogers Nazarov To say nothing of the brain injuries associated with football. Look at this article about the funds to be paid out by the NFL to players claiming concussions and other severe brain injury. I sure...
PeterJ As an aside, the more reading I've done about the international politics around the topic, the more it appears that the U.S. will seize upon labor as a differentiating point in selection process...
NewDream You are so right Peter J! There's nothing like the 'trying to place a memory' process to set a new one in stone...
PeterJ Amy -- you're right! We have a full generation of kids (now adults) that grew up on the soccer field. Maybe that's one of the influencing factors here. One has to think it will contribute to growing...
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