Whilst the economic costs and benefits of mega-events to host cities and countries are well
documented, the evaluation and nature of the social impacts of such events are less clear …

When considering the field of events, an important initial step is to consider the definition of
an event. The goal of this article was twofold, first to take a novel approach in defining an …

Purpose Using functional contextualism, this study aims to explore how Ghanaian micro-
entrepreneurship of women (MEW) impacts on the achievement of four targets of …

A key concern for event organisers and community leaders is how events can be leveraged
for repeat visitation to the destination and event. This study investigated how sport event and …

ABSTRACT Hosting the Olympic Games demands the efficient and effective sequestration of
public space across the city to stage official sports, cultural, and commercial activities …

Abstract Recovering post-Fukushima, Japan utilised Tokyo 2020 to re-image the country as
a safe and culturally distinctive destination by deploying creative place-branding initiatives …

Rio 2016 sought to connect Olympic-tourists with the city's local-Cariocan community and
culture. Yet the way mega-events are spatially and regulatorily organized, alongside the …

Proponents often claim that bidding for and hosting sport events have an overall capacity to
generate a variety of benefits for cities and regions. Despite limited empirical evidence to …

Scholars and practitioners have long been analyzing and evaluating the way events,
particularly mega-events, serve as a mechanism of change. Powerful descriptions are …

Major events possess limited resources relative to those they must seize, extract and control
from a host destination. All sport events, to varying degrees, are parasitic as they are highly …