Guidelines for Planning Future Major Events

The Winter Olympic Games in Turin represented a significant episode in the transition path of this type of mega-event, which led to greater involvement of cities and their connection with a mountain area located even at a considerable distance. The subsequent evolution of the path will have to take into account the demands of sustainability increasingly, and this implies, first of all, the rejection of the construction of new sports facilities and infrastructures that are not destined for subsequent reuse and are not characterised by a neutral or, better, positive environmental balance. Therefore, WOGs—especially in Europe—will have to occur frequently in a multiplicity of locations, even in different countries, according to the existing facilities in each, considering the necessary adaptation to climate change. At the same time, a strong focus on the event’s social sustainability is essential regarding the entire territory concerned.