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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783463603321

Autore

Ritchie Brent

Titolo

Sport tourism [[electronic resource] ] : interrelationships, impacts and issues

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, : Multilingual Matters, 2004

ISBN

1-84541-337-7

1-280-62797-2

9786610627974

1-873150-67-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Aspects of Tourism S.

Altri autori (Persone)

AdairDaryl

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Heritage tourism

Olympics -- Economic aspects

Sports and tourism -- Case studies

Sports and tourism

Travel & Tourism

Geography

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Sport Tourism: An Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2 Secular Pilgrimage and Sport Tourism; Chapter 3 Where the Games Never Cease: The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland; Chapter 4 Winter Sport Tourism in North America; Chapter 5 Adventure Sports and Tourism in the French Mountains: Dynamics of Change and Challenges for Sustainable Development; Chapter 6 More Than Just a Game: The Consequences of Golf Tourism; Chapter 7 Exploring Small-Scale Sport Event Tourism: The Case of Rugby Union and the Super 12 Competition

Chapter 8 Host Community Reactions to Motorsport Events: The Perception of Impact on Quality of LifeChapter 9 Crime and Sport Events Tourism: The 1999-2000 America's Cup; Chapter 10 Sport Tourism and Urban Regeneration; Chapter 11 Sport Tourism in Crisis:



Exploring the Impact of the Foot-and-Mouth Crisis on Sport Tourism in the UK; Chapter 12 Beyond Impact: A General Model for Sport Event Leverage; Chapter 13 Sport Tourism in the UK: Policy and Practice; Chapter 14 The Future of Sport Tourism: The Perspective of the Sports Tourism International Council

Chapter 15 Conclusions and Re.ections: Sport Tourism Challenges and Opportunities

Sommario/riassunto

This title examines the economic, social and environmental impacts and issues associated with the development of sport tourism globally, including the lack of research and co-ordination between industry and government.