In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological
interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football's …

" This book arises from the need to analyse, in detail, the various economic aspects that the
Olympic Games mean for host cities. Since 1984 increasingly more cities in the world have …

Names: Gold, John R., 1949–editor.| Gold, Margaret M., editor. Title: Olympic cities: city
agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896-2032/edited by John R. Gold and Margaret …

Carbon materials are generally utilized in the form of carbon allotropes and their
characteristics are exploited as such or for improving the thermal, electrical, optical, and …

Although host communities have begun to capitalize on a portfolio of recurring events to
achieve a range of benefits, there is scant research and empirical evidence about the …

Cities and regions around the world increasingly capitalize on a series of events aimed at
optimizing their reach and outcomes. How then can a series of different events be …

Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the
Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the …

The purpose of this article is to bring to light the need for developing a critical leveraging
perspective on mega-events and propose a research agenda that extends the focus of the …

This conceptual article seeks to advance the discourse on the leveraging and legacies of
events by examining the planning, management, and leveraging of event portfolios. This …

Nanotechnology, as an interdisciplinary science, combines engineering, physics, material
sciences, and chemistry with the biomedicine knowhow, trying the management of a wide …