Milan-Cortina 2026 and the Spatial Dimension

The following chapter will observe the preliminary results concerning the territorial dimensionterritorial dimension given the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Development and expansion policies include the mega-eventmega-events within territory production through processes of re-territorialisationterritorialisation and de-territorialisationde-territorialisation (Dansero & Mela, 2007), reifying areas already subject to environmental, social, and economic pressures. Therefore, the inclusion of Livigno, Bormio, Cortina, Predazzo and Tesero as host locations for the 2026 Winter OlympicsWinter Olympics will allow the spatial dimension of the Olympic eventOlympic event impact to be analysed.  In addition, the ordinary fragility of the mountains and the impact of mega-events as catalysts of territorial transformation will be taken into account when looking at the Cortina cluster.