In recent years the Olympic Games configuration has evolved towards a decentralized concept, in which competition venues can spread across multiple regions. The objective of this thesis is to examine the organizational complexities associated with managing transport operations in decentralized Olympics. This was possible thanks to a first-hand experience within the transport department of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games Organizing Committee, the first ever edition to fully adopt a distributed configuration. The research focuses on the necessity to develop a structured responsibility framework between the Organizing Committee and the relevant national, regional and local entities, to ensure effective transport planning and a full alignment with Host Cities long-term infrastructural and mobility plans. The model defines responsibilities during the different phases of the Olympic project, highlighting the importance of activating the different territorial entities from the beginning, and the prominent role that Host regions and provinces have in supporting local municipalities. Furthermore, given the multitude of actors involved, the centralized organizational structure usually adopted by the transport department to interact with territories could be reshaped, considering a more decentralized approach with dedicated figures for each cluster. The study then asses one of the most emerging criticalities of distributed Winter Games: the planning of remote transport areas. The reasons behind their increasing relevance, along with the challenges related to the procurement, design and set up of these facilities are detailed considering not only the relation with territorial entities, but also those with all pertinent functional areas within the Organizing Committee. This thesis aims to envision a blueprint that could guide future Bidding Committees and Organizing Committees in be aware of the most relevant organizational challenges that can be encountered in decentralized games, giving insight on how to address them while also considering the nature of the host territories.
Negli ultimi anni la configurazione dei Giochi Olimpici si è evoluta verso un concetto decentralizzato, in cui le sedi di gara possono essere distribuite su diverse regioni. L’obiettivo di questa tesi è esaminare le complessità organizzative legate alla gestione dei trasporti nei Giochi Olimpici decentralizzati. Ciò è stato possibile grazie a un’esperienza diretta all'interno del dipartimento trasporti del Comitato Organizzatore dei Giochi Olimpici di Milano Cortina 2026, la prima edizione ad adottare pienamente una configurazione distribuita. La ricerca si concentra sulla necessità di sviluppare un quadro preciso di responsabilità tra il Comitato Organizzatore e le diverse entità nazionali, regionali e locali, per garantire una pianificazione dei trasporti efficace e pienamente allineata con i piani infrastrutturali e di mobilità a lungo termine delle Città Ospitanti. Il modello proposto definisce le responsabilità nelle diverse fasi del progetto olimpico, sottolineando l’importanza di attivare fin dall’inizio le diverse entità territoriali e il ruolo centrale che regioni e province ospitanti svolgono nel supporto dei comuni. Inoltre, data la molteplicità degli attori coinvolti, la struttura organizzativa centralizzata solitamente adottata dal dipartimento trasporti per interagire con i territori, potrebbe essere ripensata considerando un approccio più decentralizzato con figure dedicate per ciascun cluster. Lo studio analizza successivamente una delle criticità emergenti nei Giochi Invernali distribuiti: la pianificazione delle aree remote dei trasporti. Le ragioni della loro crescente rilevanza, insieme alle sfide legate alla loro acquisizione, progettazione e allestimento, vengono approfondite considerando non solo il rapporto con le entità territoriali, ma anche con tutte le aree funzionali pertinenti all'interno del Comitato Organizzatore. Questa tesi mira a delineare un modello di riferimento che possa guidare i futuri Comitati di Candidatura e Comitati Organizzatori nell’identificare le principali sfide organizzative dei Giochi decentralizzati, fornendo indicazioni su come affrontarle in base anche alla natura dei territori ospitanti.
Challenges in planning transport operations for decentralized olympics - the case of Milano Cortina 2026
Agosta, Marco
2023/2024
Abstract
In recent years the Olympic Games configuration has evolved towards a decentralized concept, in which competition venues can spread across multiple regions. The objective of this thesis is to examine the organizational complexities associated with managing transport operations in decentralized Olympics. This was possible thanks to a first-hand experience within the transport department of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games Organizing Committee, the first ever edition to fully adopt a distributed configuration. The research focuses on the necessity to develop a structured responsibility framework between the Organizing Committee and the relevant national, regional and local entities, to ensure effective transport planning and a full alignment with Host Cities long-term infrastructural and mobility plans. The model defines responsibilities during the different phases of the Olympic project, highlighting the importance of activating the different territorial entities from the beginning, and the prominent role that Host regions and provinces have in supporting local municipalities. Furthermore, given the multitude of actors involved, the centralized organizational structure usually adopted by the transport department to interact with territories could be reshaped, considering a more decentralized approach with dedicated figures for each cluster. The study then asses one of the most emerging criticalities of distributed Winter Games: the planning of remote transport areas. The reasons behind their increasing relevance, along with the challenges related to the procurement, design and set up of these facilities are detailed considering not only the relation with territorial entities, but also those with all pertinent functional areas within the Organizing Committee. This thesis aims to envision a blueprint that could guide future Bidding Committees and Organizing Committees in be aware of the most relevant organizational challenges that can be encountered in decentralized games, giving insight on how to address them while also considering the nature of the host territories.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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