"Participation Builds Unity"
"MADE IN AFRICA - FOR AFRICA"
"Participation Builds Unity"
"MADE IN AFRICA - FOR AFRICA"
PRESENTS
THE FIFA 2010 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Dr. Udesh PILLAY
Executive Director
Urban, Rural and Economic Development (URED)
Research Programme
Human Sciences Research Council
April 2006
******************************
The FIFA 2010 Football World Cup Research Programme
Backdrop
The World Cup in theory provides cities that host matches with the opportunity to fast track urban development, to improve their economic infrastructure, to promote economic development and job creation, and to present themselves on a global stage. It is certainly the case that the host cities talk of the 2010 ‘legacy’, anticipating that the greater benefit of hosting 2010 matches will lie less in the event itself than in the long-term benefits of transport, sports and other infrastructure investment, and in the image created of the cities as a destination for tourists and investment. Are these benefits likely to come about? What might be done to increase the likelihood of obtaining these benefits?
Objectives of the Research Programme
The applied component seeks to contribute to city strategic and programme planning. The applied component is given effect through research, publications and events conducted in partnership with the South African Cities Network (SACN), and through and through an annual poll of public attitudes to the World Cup.
The academic component seeks to contribute to understanding of mega events and urban development, both in respect of South Africa and internationally. The academic component is given effect through collaboration with the Centre for Urban and Built Environments Studies (CUBES) of the University of the Witwatersrand and through academic research conducted independently within the HSRC.
Urban Development: Event and Legacy
Research Programme
Partnership with the South African Cities Network
The intended outputs of the partnership are:
The determination of research topics is as yet incomplete and will evolve over time. At this point it is apparent that the following research exercises are underway or will soon be commissioned.
The HSRC has commissioned research into:
The SACN anticipates commissioning research into:
It has to be noted that not all SACN member cities, will be host cities and that some cities that are not members of the SACN are to be host cities. The SACN and the HSRC intend to include all host cities in the research.
Annual Longitudinal Survey
Collaboration with the Centre for Urban and Built Environment Studies of the University of the Witwatersrand
The anticipated outcomes of the Symposium are:
It is expected that there will later be additional collaboration with CUBES.
Research within the Human Sciences Research Council
The HSRC is also committed to a book that will be published after the event, wherein its urban development impacts and likely legacy for cities are assessed.
Additional Engagement
In the months of June and July of 2010 South Africa will host the FIFA 2010 Football World Cup. Thirty two teams will arrive two to three weeks prior to the tournament and then, during a period of 43 days, 2.7 million spectators will view 64 matches played in stadiums around the country. Assessed in terms of the number of global viewers, the World Cup is the world’s largest sporting event.
The HSRC research programme seeks to combine both academic and applied research – ‘Social science that makes a difference’.
For the purposes of the research programme, urban development is widely interpreted to include:
1. South African and international comparative assessment of the impacts of mega-events on cities and the lessons learned.
2. City development strategies and whether and how they are taking account of 2010.
3. Possibilities for urban regeneration.
4. Possibilities for economic development and job creation.
5. A comparative assessment of host cities, tracked over time, of capital and other projects.
6. The manner in which 2010 is viewed by the public, and being presented by the media.
The four components to the HSRC 2010 research programme are described below. They are not exhaustive and the HSRC is in considering additional work and is in communication with additional organisations.
The aim of the partnership with the SACN is to:
1. Contribute to the generation and sharing of knowledge of the urban development impacts and legacy of mega-events.
2. Enhance the knowledge and capacity of councillors, officials and other stakeholders to effectively plan for and implement 2010 programmes and projects.
1. Meetings, workshops and seminars amongst cities and between cities and their national counterparts and other organisations where research findings, and comparative experience and policies are presented and discussed.
2. A series of applied research publications.
* International comparative urban development experience and lessons of mega sporting events, focusing on World Cups
* Governance of 2010
* Integration of planning for 2010 into the strategic planning of host cities
* Study of urban regeneration in Johannesburg
* Comparative study of urban regeneration programmes in host cities that have such programmes
* The attempt by cities to use 2010 to create or enhance a specific image for the city
* An annual longitudinal poll of public attitudes towards the World Cup
* Other work that has still to be determined.
* Infrastructure planning and operations: transportation and public transport and information communications and technology
* Hospitality and tourism industry
* Model for inter-governmental relations and co-ordination
* Safety and security challenges for WC2010
* Comparative study of how cities are structuring/gearing themselves to host WC 2010
* Urban regeneration (working with the HSRC)
* Other work will be determined as the need arises and will be determined through interaction with relevant stakeholders.
The HSRC recently completed a survey of 3000 respondents which provided benchmark indicators of public attitudes towards the 2010 World Cup. The HSRC will undertake an annual poll of public attitudes towards this international showpiece – to be hosted by an African country for the first time, in order to conduct longitudinal analysis. This will allow changing attitudes to be analysed, providing policy-makers and practioners alike with decisive planning information in the run-up to the event.
CUBES and the Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), together with the HSRC, plan to hold a two-day international symposium between the 4th and 6th of September 2006 as part of an ongoing dialogue on the meaning of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The theme of the symposium is ‘What does 2010 mean for the life of the city?’ The symposium intends to bring together a range of individuals who are interested in this topic, with the objective of better understanding mega-events and cities, and the role that they play in the economic, social, psychological, and environmental lives of residents and visitors, as well as the spatial repercussions of large sporting events in these cities. The symposium will include formal presentations of substantive research and personal accounts, which relate experiences of individuals who have been involved in global sporting events.
* special issue(s) of journal (s)
* possible filmed features
* media participation
* CUBES/WISER/HSRC publications
The HSRC research listed in partnership with the SACN is being taken forward as both applied and academic research undertakings. The research topics provide the foundations for a book which is presently in the planning stage, and due for release in 2008. It is expected that the book will address the urban development impacts of the mega-sporting events, the politics within cities concerning the 2010 bid, the history of South Africa’s 2010 bid, the governance of the 2010 programme, strategic planning for 2010 legacy, city imaging and the media, and the findings of the annual public attitudes survey.
The HSRC has been invited by government, through its Communication Services (GCIS), to be core members of the 2010 National Communication Partnership.
Research Team
The research programme is being overseen by Dr. Udesh Pillay, Executive Director of the Urban, Rural and Economic Development (URED) research programme. The research is being conducted within the Urban Change, City Strategies and Migration section of the URED, whose Research Director is Professor Alison Todes. Professor Richard Tomlinson, a consultant to the HSRC, is responsible for operationalising the research programme. Researchers presently contributing to the programme are Beth Altringer, Claire Benit, Shanthinie Francis and Richard Humphries.
******************************
BACK TO
2010 SOCCER
FRONT PAGE
BACK TO
MAIN INDEX
FRONT PAGE
***********************************
DISCLAIMER
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA
Accepts no responsibility for incorrect detail listed above!
Kindly notify us of any discrepancies:
***********************************
"Sustainable Development is the action and/or act of bringing people
***********************************
THE FDA SUPPORTS AND ENDORSES:
© Copyright 1999
Website search technology courtesy:
and/or processes into position for the effective use in the support and/or delivery
of efforts, conducts and the cause!"
Foundation for the Development of Africa
The Hosting of this Website is Proudly Sponsored by:
FreeFind.com