| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Series |
Advances in Tourism |
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Advances in Tourism
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| Contents |
Front Cover; International Sports Events; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on editors; Notes on contributors; 1. International sports events: moving toward a future research agenda: Richard Shipway and Alan Fyall; Part I: Impacts and legacies of international sports events; 2. Evaluating economic impacts of international sports events: Shina Li and Leo Jago; 3. Exploring the political and international relations dimensions of hosting sports mega events through the lens of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in South Africa: Suzanne Dowse |
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4. Mega sports events and the potential to create a legacy of increased sport participation in the host country: A London 2012 Olympic promise or Olympic dream?: Kate Hughes5. 'No manual available': The creation of a youth Olympic legacy -- a case study of Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games: Donna Wong; 6. The cultural legacy of the 2012 Games: Nancy Stevenson; 7. Sports events: Do we need to set limits?: Debbie Sadd; Part II: Consumer behaviour and the participant experience at sports events |
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8. Understanding the 'event experience' of active sports tourists: Long distance endurance triathletes: Amanda Miller9. Sailing events and the participant experience: Holly Henderson; 10. Golf tourists' satisfaction: Hard-core versus recreational golf tourists: Miguel Moital and Nuno Ricardo Dias; 11. The Olympic experience from a distance: The case of the equestrian events at the 2008 Games: Katherine Dashper; 12. Adventure tourism as a series of memorable events: Women travellers' walking experiences in New Zealand: Linda Myers and Kevin Hannam; Part III: Sports events and identities |
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13. Olympic tourists: Seeking a sense of belonging and the construction of social identities: Naomi Kirkup14. Encouraging active identities and lifestyles: The spatialities of youth mountain biking: Katherine King; 15. Stadia, identity and belonging: Stirring the sleeping giants of sports tourism: Richard Keith Wright; 16. Distance running events and the 'third place': Richard Shipway; Endnote: Professor Leo Jago; Index |
| Summary |
This book offers new insight into International Sports Events (ISEs), examining the relationship between sport, tourism and events. It assesses sports events through the lens of both sports participants and spectators, based on three primary themes: impacts, experiences and identities. The first section of the book contributes to the future development of knowledge by analyzing the impact of sport events and their legacies from economic, environmental, social, sporting, political and cultural perspectives -- an understanding of the impacts and potential legacies of sports events is fundamental |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports administration -- Cross-cultural studies
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Sports administration
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fyall, Alan
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| ISBN |
9780203131237 |
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0203131231 |
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