The Summer Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting events held globally. The Games create a huge ýnancial and environmental cost — think about all the travel (by athletes and spectators), all the food, all the cameras and all the lights. These factors create a lot of emissions. The goal of the organisers of the Paris Olympic Games and Paralympic Games was to advance the sustainability agenda by being the ýrst climate-positive Games.
FIGURE9 The 2024 Paris Olympics focused on being sustainable.
Partnering with World Wildlife Foundation, France
Using 95% existing or temporary venues
Using 100% renewable energy during the Games
A target of 1.5 million tonnes of CO 2
Zero waste to landfill target
10.6 SkillBuilder activity GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY How do you feel about living in different places? The following nine statements refer to different opinions about living in rural areas or cities.
• Rural areas are peaceful, have lots of space and clean air. • Cities provide more choice in activities and places to live. • I feel isolated in cities. • Pollution and noise in big cities impair living conditions. • I don’t feel safe in big cities because of crime. • Rural areas have great communities with people supporting one another. • The natural environment in many rural areas is very attractive. • I feel isolated in rural areas. • Jobs and transport are more accessible in cities.
Make a diamond ranking diagram. Put your top choice at the top and your least favourite at the bottom. Then choose two more for each side and three for the middle. Explain your ranking to someone else. How might these rankings change if they were completed by people who live in places different from where you live? Can you test this hypothesis?
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine which of the following opinions is about living in rural areas. A. Rural areas are peaceful, have lots of space and clean air B. People feel isolated in cities C. Rural areas have great communities with people supporting one another D. All of the above
TOPIC10 Place and liveability 375
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