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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, this book offers a systematic guide to the management issues and practical problems that sports managers must address to ensure financial, sporting, and ethical success.

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Eric C. , author

Contributors:

Westerbeek, Hans , author

Liu, Dongfeng , author

Emery, Paul (Paul R.) , author

Turner, Paul , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Managing sport facilities and major events [by Schwartz, E.C.]

Subjects:

Sports facilities — Management

Sports administration

Special events — Management

Sports facilities

Special events

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xviii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Call Numbers:

GV401 .S336 2017

ISBNs:

9781138658615 (Paperback)
1138658618 (Paperback)
9781138658608 (Hardback)
113865860X (Hardback)
9781315620695 (eBook) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016021158

OCLC Numbers:

949912244