Sport events are used more and more in both developing and developed contexts to
promote development (especially economic growth), enhance social cohesion and healthy …

Large-scale and mega sport events (SMEs), such as Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups,
have been more frequently hosted in emerging nations. Bidding and hosting SMEs is …

The study of sport event legacies has grown rapidly since 2000 across a number of
disciplines related to planning and hosting large-scale sport events. However, to date, there …

Both developing and developed countries are attracted to hosting mega sport events. The
FIFA World Cup is regarded as a prestigious event and for the first time in its history Africa …

The potential to realise social legacies through hosting large-scale sport events has gained
saliency in policy and academic contexts over the last decade. However, social legacies …

Events legacies have become a common feature in the public policy rhetoric surrounding
sport events of all sizes. Public policy planners and event organizers are increasingly …

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 …

The focus of major sport event legacy has had several iterations since the 1990s, as
reflected in the efforts of a range of scholars and perspectives (see Chappelet, 2012; Gratton …

This innovative and timely volume moves beyond existing operational and pragmatic
approaches to events studies by exploring sports events as social, cultural, political and …

The use of sporting and other mega-events to bring about transformation of socially deprived
areas of major cities is becoming an increasingly important part of the raison d'être for …