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Where is the "Frugal Olympics"? [PDF]
, 2007 The one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and its media fanfare have come and gone, leaving behind persistent calls for an "economical and practical" Olympics to counteract perceived waste and excess in preparing for the Games. Increasingly, in
Bonny Ling, Trevor Lee
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From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur +2 more
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Olympics Impact Affordable Housing, Homeless People and Housing Rights [PDF]
, 2008 As Chicago waits to hear whether it will be chosen to host the 2016 Olympics, it is importantfor housing advocates to be aware of how housing rights have been impacted in other Olympic host cities around the globe.
Julie Dworkin
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Research on the Indoor Physical Characteristic of the Ceiling of China National Aquatics Center under the Demand of Olympic Games [PDF]
, 2020 Shiliang Lu +4 more
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British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To explore the perspectives of individuals with intellectual disabilities on post‐secondary education. Background Education is a fundamental human right that encourages personal growth, inclusion, and access to meaningful opportunities.
Thérèse Hennessy +2 more
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A positive legacy – against all odds Olympic facilities at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games
, 2020 Dag Vidar Hanstad, Jon Helge Lesjø
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British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Guidelines outline recommended amounts of physical activity (PA), sleep and sedentary time for optimal health. Research suggests that adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) often do not meet recommendations and that engagement in healthy behaviours is impacted by those around them. The COVID‐19 pandemic amplified these concerns.
Laura C. Koch +6 more
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Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión, 2004 Madrid has never been so close to the organization of the Olympic Games since April 24, 1966 when Madrid lose against Munich to organize the Olympic Games of 1972.
RICARDO GIMENO NOGUÉS +1 more
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The East Midlands strategy for the 2012 games [PDF]
, 2007 This strategy sets out how the East Midlands will support the delivery of, and benefit from, the 2012 Olympic Games in London. It shows how businesses, the visitor economy, sport, culture, health and children & young people of the East Midlands will ...
East Midlands Development Agency
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