Sport tourism : concepts and theories /
"The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a descriptive phase of research into an analytical phase. Consequently, many academics and graduate students are searching for theories upon which to ground their work. This book draws upon theories and concepts from sociology and anthro...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Series: | Sport in the global society.
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Table of Contents:
- Leisure constraint theory and sport tourism / Tom Hinch, Edgar L. Jackson, Simon Hudon and Gordon Walker
- Serious leisure, social identity and sport tourism / Ian Jones and B. Christine Green
- Something lived, something learned: nostalgia's expanding role in sport tourism / Sheranne Fairley and Sean Gammon
- Towards an understanding of 'Why sport tourists do what they do' / Heather Gibson
- Building sport event tourism into the destination brand: foundations for a general theory / Laurence Chalip and Carla Costa
- Sport tourism as an attraction for managing seasonality / James Higham
- Host and guest relations and sport tourism / Elizabeth Fredline
- Sport tourism, cityscapes and cultural politics / Michael Silk and John Amis
- Marketing sport tourism: creating synergy between sport and destination / Tracey Harrison-Hill and Laurence Chalip
- Service quality perspectives in sport tourism / Des Thwaites and Simon Chadwick
- Public sector support for sport tourism events: the role of cost-benefit analysis / Trevor Mules and Larry Dwyer
- A grounded theory of the policy process for sport and tourism / Mike Weed
- The management of sport tourism / Margaret Deery and Leo Jago.