It was however decided that the Olympics would proceed as planned, but increased security measures would be taken. The federal budget on safety was increased to $400 million and no aircrafts were allowed over Salt Lake City throughout the period of the games (Findling and Pelle, 2004)
Mark Gini for instance, owner of a restaurant in the downtown of the city said that he would respond to the overflow by keeping his restaurant open longer hours for the duration of the games and also by providing his foreign customer with menus written in various languages (VOA News, 2001). Among the most significant urban endeavors which occurred with the occasion of the 2002 Winter Olympics, one could point out the following: the metamorphosis of the Delta Center into the Salt lake Ice Center, throughout the period of the games; the facility can host up to 15,600 spectators and will be used for various purposes with the end of the Olympics the creation of various locations where the population can watch the games through a satellite transmission with the aid of the NASA Earth Observing System (Garner, 2008) the development of the Olympic Transportation Plan; 98% of those asked stated that the transportation throughout the games was fair, good or excellent, with 92% believing that it was good or excellent (Harpst) the reconditioning of the Utah Olympic Park which was used for sliding and jumping events the reconditioning of the Soldier Hollow, the busiest venue of the 2002 Olympics, which was used for skiing mainly, but also other events the building of the Utah Olympic Oval, used for skating events (Website of the State of Utah, 2009) the building of hotels and other facilities used to house the participants and guests to the Olympics the building of new roads and the reconditioning of existent ones 6
Mark Gini for instance, owner of a restaurant in the downtown of the city said that he would respond to the overflow by keeping his restaurant open longer hours for the duration of the games and also by providing his foreign customer with menus written in various languages (VOA News, 2001). Among the most significant urban endeavors which occurred with the occasion of the 2002 Winter Olympics, one could point out the following: the metamorphosis of the Delta Center into the Salt lake Ice Center, throughout the period of the games; the facility can host up to 15,600 spectators and will be used for various purposes with the end of the Olympics the creation of various locations where the population can watch the games through a satellite transmission with the aid of the NASA Earth Observing System (Garner, 2008) the development of the Olympic Transportation Plan; 98% of those asked stated that the transportation throughout the games was fair, good or excellent, with 92% believing that it was good or excellent (Harpst) the reconditioning of the Utah Olympic Park which was used for sliding and jumping events the reconditioning of the Soldier Hollow, the busiest venue of the 2002 Olympics, which was used for skiing mainly, but also other events the building of the Utah Olympic Oval, used for skating events (Website of the State of Utah, 2009) the building of hotels and other facilities used to house the participants and guests to the Olympics the building of new roads and the reconditioning of existent ones 6
Johnson, members of the Salt Lake City Bid Committee, who were blamed for bribing the members of the International Olympics Committee for voting in favor of SLC. The investigations commenced with a judiciary trial, but the two were acquitted (Lee, 2001)
Throughout the past years, Salt Lake City has felt the pressure of pollution and is making intensified efforts to addressing the matter. Efforts have also been made to reduce traffic in the city and to ensure the population with fresh water, an issue which becomes more stringent as time evolves (Oman, 2001)
2. Urban Geography The Columbia Encyclopedia (2007) defines the concept of geography as the "the science of place, i
Answers.com (2009) offers a simple, yet comprehensive definition of the concept
Answers.com (2009) offers a simple, yet comprehensive definition of the concept