Construction and Tourism Management

Question: Discuss about the Construction and Tourism Management. Answer: Fifa World Cup, 2022 that will be held in Qatar is the trending news, across the world. World Cup Football is something that all the nations look forward to and this time Qatar got the chance to be the host of this prestigious football match. However, Qatar is busy in the grand preparations to host the World Cup tournament in a gracious way. In order to deliver the required scale of construction in the country, it is quite important to consider the potential opportunities that must be undertaken in order to produce the extensive framework of sustainable construction within the gulf states and thereby, providing long term legacy. Qatar is bent on learning some useful tips from London 2012 Olympics so as to ensure a systematic management of the entire football match (Leopkey and Parent 2012).The lessons that could be learnt from London 2012 Olympics game, include several important points that would eventually help Qatar in organizing their game tournament. The venue of the Olympic tournament of London was designed in a unique way. The stadia had a capacity of accommodating 80,000 people and the whole stadia was very light in weight. PVC was used to construct the roof of the stadium and with the facility of evading rain water (Veal, Toohey and Frawley 2012). According to my personal view, this policy of venue preparation can be followed by Qatar as well to have the sustainable construction of the stadia. Innovation was the key factor for the Britishers in organizing their Olympic tournament. Innovative measures create a good impact in forming a reputation and legacy of the Olympic Games. Olympic Games have taken place in different countries that have represented their cultures innovatively in designing their construction themes of the stadia. London used the opportunity of displaying their quality and innovation of UK design, architecture, construction and engineering (Agha, Fairley and Gibson 2012). The heritage or the legacy of London is fully exhibited and maintained in their arrangement of the Olympic tournament. The management team of the Olympic game perfectly managed the entire tournament and focused towards the sustainable development of the Olympic Park. Qatar can learn from this to set up their Fifa World Cup tournament for the year, 2022 (Leopkey and Parent 2012). Some of the important functions of the managing team of London Olympics can be highlighted to bring out the important points. The formation of the Olympic Park helped the nation to usher in a major change and develop the deprived parts of London. The streets and the public places were all decked up to welcome the guest from all over the country (Karadakis and Kaplanidou 2012). The Olympic Games helped the nation to inspire the young generation to take interest in sports and represent the country on the world platform. All these helped the nation to promote their culture, legacy, and heritage in front of the whole world. The sustainable development of London 2012 Olympics also focused on the security of the people or the guests who came from different parts of the world. The security of the sports persons also helped in the development and prosperity of the tournament. The schools, universities, and the colleges also got inspiration from the values and principles of the Olympic Games. The committee of the Olympic and the Paralympics Games paid special attention in providing the athletes with the best trainin g guide. Efficient trainers from across the world were brought by the managing team to train the athletes (Minnaert 2012). The Olympic Park had provisions like swimming pool, playgrounds, indoor spaces for playing games and so on. The seating arrangement of the stadium is done in a black and white pattern that is unique which reminds us of jagged shards. However, the discussion of the different themes like, the venue, the management and the innovative techniques of the London Olympics and Paralympics Games are important points or strategies that Qatar can adopt to stage their tournament. According to my personal view, the transfer of this knowledge or learning is very much beneficial and fruitful for the construction and development of the sports management of a country. The positive sides of it include the global learning and exposure to many new ideas and concepts (Kaplanidou 2012). The legacy of the London Olympics is established through their developed use of infrastructure. 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