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UNINA9910462716603321 |
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Titolo |
Events, society and sustainability : critical and contemporary approaches / / edited by Tomas Pernecky and Michael Luck |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-13453-2 |
1-299-16107-3 |
1-136-48194-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in event research series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LuckMichael <1966-> |
PerneckyTomas |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Special events industry |
Sustainability |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Thinking critically about events and sustainability -- pt. II. Events, sustainability and community -- pt. III. Strategic perspectives and the events sector -- pt. IV. Insights from the field : case studies -- pt. V. Sustainable futures : visions of action and hope. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited. While the environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability have attracted a reasonable attention in the study of events, the social and cultural aspects of sustainability have been largely neglected. This book brings together emerging critical perspectives, innovative conceptual frameworks and contemporary case studies. Events cannot be isolated from the actions of humans and this is reflected in the emphasis |
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