Events Books

New and Published Books

1. Events and the Environment

   By Robert Case

   Many of our planet’s support systems are in crisis. Climate change, resource shortages and environmental pollution threaten our economy and lifestyles. Society as a whole needs to adopt policies that can meet these challenges. The ever expanding event industry is no exception. Anyone involved in...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. Event Management in Sport, Recreation and Tourism

   Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

   By Cheryl Mallen, Lorne Adams

   Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Event Management in Sport, Recreation and Tourism provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical framework for planning and managing events. Focusing on the role of the event manager and their diverse responsibilities through each phase of the...

   Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Sustainable Culinary Systems

   Local Foods, Innovation, Tourism and Hospitality

   Edited by C. Michael Hall, Stefan Gossling

   Series: Routledge Studies of Gastronomy, Food and Drink

   There is increasing public and academic interest in local and sustainable foods and food tourism. These interests have been reflected in such diverse elements as the growth of farmers markets, green restaurants, food miles, crabon and sustainability labelling, concerns over food supply and security...

   Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge
4. Managing Major Sports Events

   Theory and Practice

   By Milena Parent, Sharon Smith-Swan

   The hosting of major sporting events can be a key tool in the development of cities and countries around the world. If carried out effectively these events can not only bring prestige to an area but can leave the local population with a legacy of improved infrastructure and facilities. Managing...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
5. Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

   Volume One: Making the Games

   Edited by Vassil Girginov

   The Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is an authoritative and comprehensive account of the world’s greatest sporting and cultural event. It tells the complete story of the 2012 Games from inception, through the successful bidding process and the planning and preparation phase...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Policing Global Movement

   Tourism, Migration, Human Trafficking, and Terrorism

   Edited by S. Caroline Taylor, Daniel Joseph Torpy, Dilip K. Das

   The movement of humans across borders is increasing exponentially—some for benign reasons, others nefarious, including terrorism, human trafficking, and people smuggling. Consequently, the policing of human movement within and across borders has been and remains a significant concern to nations....

   Published September 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
7. Event Tourism and Cultural Tourism

   Issues and Debates

   Edited by Larry Dwyer, Eugenia Wickens

   Event and cultural tourism as a social practice is a widespread phenomenon of global socio-economic importance. The purpose of the book is to bring together current thinking on contemporary issues relating to the management and marketing of cultural events and attractions. The contributions to the...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Event Studies

   Theory, Research and Policy for Planned Events, 2nd Edition

   By Donald Getz

   Series: Events Management

   Event Studies is the only book devoted to developing knowledge and theory about planned events. This book focuses on event planning and management, outcomes, the experience of events and the meanings attached to them, the dynamic processes shaping events and why people attend them. Event Studies...

   Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
9. Events Management

   An Introduction

   By Charles Bladen, James Kennell, Emma Abson, Nick Wilde

   Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field. This major new introductory textbook is the first to fully explore the multi-disciplinary nature of events management and to provide all the practical skills and professional knowledge students need to succeed in the events industry...

   Published February 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. International Sports Events

    Impacts, Experiences and Identities

    Edited by Richard Shipway, Alan Fyall

    Series: Advances in Tourism

    This book offers new insight into International Sports Events (ISEs), examining the relationship between sport, tourism and events. It assesses sports events through the lens of both sports participants and spectators, based on three primary themes: impacts, experiences and identities. The first...

    Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge