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Will Pyeongchang be able to avoid a post-Olympics day of reckoning?

  • Written by James Sipes, Instructor of Geodesign, Pennsylvania State University
Will structures like the Gangneung Ice Arena be worth the investment once the games wrap up?AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Now that South Korea’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have wrapped up, what happens next?

When preparing a bid to host the Olympics, organizers typically promote economic growth, jobs, housing and infrastructure improvements. But as...

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