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Managing sport facilities and major events /

Sport events are inextricably linked to the places in which they are hosted. High-profile events require high-quality venues, and the proper management of facilities is crucial to their success. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, this textbook introduces the fundamentals of sport facili...

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Group Author: Schwarz, Eric C. (Editor); Westerbeek, Hans. (Editor); Liu, Dongfeng (Editor); Emery, Paul (Editor); Turner, Paul (Editor)
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Sports facilities > Management.
Sports administration.
Special events > Management.
Summary: Sport events are inextricably linked to the places in which they are hosted. High-profile events require high-quality venues, and the proper management of facilities is crucial to their success. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, this textbook introduces the fundamentals of sport facility and event management in an international context. With detailed real-world case studies and insights from professional practice, it offers a systematic guide to the management issues and practical problems that sports managers must address to ensure financial, sporting, and ethical success.
Carrier Form: xviii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138658615
1138658618
9781138658608
113865860X
Index Number: GV401
CLC: G818
Call Number: G818/M266-1/2nd ed.
Contents: Introduction to sport facility and major event management -- Key success factors of operating sport facilities and running sport events -- Feasibility analysis and market research for planning new sport facilities and events -- New sport facility development: Planning, design and construction -- New sport facility development: Preparing the facility management infrastructure -- New sport facility operations: Attracting events -- New sport facility operations: Planning the event management infrastructure -- Attracting customers: Marketing sport facilities and events -- Running the sport event: Event operations -- Destination marketing, image, and branding through major sport events -- Performance management: Evaluating operations -- Performance management: Legacy and measuring impact.

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