Sport & Tourism: A Reader

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Active Sport Tourism
activities
advanced sports tourism research approaches
Adventure Tourism
adventure travel studies
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communities
economic evaluation methods
Economic Impact
Economic Impact Analysis
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Equestrian Tourism
ESMQ
european
event
event impact assessment
Event Sport Tourism
Hallmark Events
Host City
leisure behaviour research
Major Multi-Sport Events
management
nostalgia
Nostalgia Sport Tourism
Package Adventure Tours
participation
policy
quarterly
Regional Tourist Boards
research
Ski Areas
Sport Tourism Experiences
Sport Tourism Link
Sport Tourism Participation
Sport Tourism Policy
Sport Tourism Researchers
Sport Tourism Scholarship
Sports Council
Sports Policy Community
Sports Tourism
Sports Tourism Research
subculture analysis sport
tourism development strategies
Tourism Policy Communities

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415426886
  • Weight: 1100g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This Reader provides comprehensive coverage of the scholarly literature in sports tourism. Divided into four parts, each prefaced by a substantial introduction from the editor, it presents the key themes, state of the art research and new conceptual thinking in sports tourism studies. Topics covered include:

  • understanding the sports tourist
  • impacts of sports tourism
  • policy and management considerations for sports tourism
  • approaches to research in sports tourism

Articles cover a broad range of the new research that has a bearing on sports tourism and include diverse areas such as the economic analysis of sports events, sub-cultures in sports tourism, adventure tourism and tourism policy.

Mike Weed is Professor of Sport in Society and Director of Research in the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He is the Editor of the Journal of Sport & Tourism.