Sport, Development and Environmental Sustainability by Rob Millington Simon C. Darnell

Author:Rob Millington, Simon C. Darnell [Rob Millington, Simon C. Darnell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780815356134
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

Along with the topsoil loss and poor management of soil layers for restoration, the news report described a series of damages in Mt. Gariwang that includes the withering of hardwoods and conifers caused by disturbances to the ecosystem (e.g., the disturbance of underground water flow) and unnecessary logging for convenience of construction companies. Thus, while local stakeholders were key contributors to such environmental harm, Olympic standards also contributed to POCOG’s failure to meet its sustainability promises. Mt. Gariwang was chosen as the location for the Alpine Speed Venue because it was the only mountain in the area that met the international requirements for Olympic competition (height, length, elevation, and fall). A group of experts proposed alternatives due to Mt. Gariwang’s unique and rich ecosystems and the difficulties restoration might pose. The international authorities rejected the alternatives. Green Korea United, a Korean environmental NGO, began criticizing the decision when the venue was in the planning stages:

Based on the Olympic standards for alpine ski competitions, a venue with an elevation of 800 to 1,100 meters is required. To meet this standard [elevation that is directly connected to height of a mountain], that means a mountain of 2,000 meters or higher. Even Mt. Gariwang, at the height of 1,561 meters, did not measure up to the slopes at the 18th Nagano Winter Olympic Games to the 23rd Sochi: Nagano’s downhill slope was at 2,696 meters in height; 2002 Salt Lake City’s was 2,917 meters; and 2006 Torino’s was 2,823 meters. Eventually, excessive deforestation is required in order to meet the 800-meter altitude difference [by building ground up high with an embankment] claimed by the International Ski Federation.

(Green Korea United, 2015b, p. 34)

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