1st Edition
International Perspectives in Sport Tourism Management
This timely book critically explores the past, present and future trends and needs of sport tourism development from a global perspective.
Sports have become a major demand generator for many countries around the world and consequently the growth and status of this phenomenon is a major aspect of sport tourism. The volume includes case studies from all over the world, including industrializing countries and the global south. Sporting events and sport tourism are two fast-growing sectors of tourism and this book provides a current view of the interconnectedness of sport and tourism from behavioral, historical, economic, management, marketing, environmental and policy perspectives. In doing so, issues, trends and topics such as commercial, e-sport, emotional wellbeing, health and cultural aspects of sports travelers are explored in detail.
This significant and insightful volume will be of pivotal interest to academics, students and professionals in the field of sport tourism, as well as related areas such as development studies, psychology, sociology and geography.
Part I. Trends in Sport Tourism Management
1. Sport Tourism from Researchers' Perspectives
Miklos Banhidi
2. Theory of Sport Tourism: Findings of the Past Decades
Miklos Banhidi
Part II. Sport Tourism Destinations
3. Sport Traditions, Habits, Rules, and Policies: Examples from The World
Bijen Filiza and Giyasettin Demirhan
4. Environmental Aspects of Sport Tourism and Recreation
Monir Shahzeidi and Farhad Moghimehfar
5. Crowding in Outdoor Sports, Recreation, and Tourism: A Review of American and Canadian Parks and Protected Areas
Hannah R. Dudney and Farhad Moghimehfar
6. Comparison and Enlightenment of Leisure Sports Resorts in China and Abroad
Ling Ping and Zhang Yingqi
7. Winter Sport Tourism: An Ecological and Economic Point of View
Rudolf Leber
8. Sport Tourism and the Role of Open Spaces in Cities
Lawal M. Marafa and Minkun Liu
9. Managing Sport Tourism in Communities: Case Study in China
Jane Lijun Zhou and Miklos Banhidi
Part III. Sport Event and Activity Management
10. Cycling Tourism Events: Motivation and Participation
Marcel Grooten and Lenia Marques
11. Mountaineering Management
Jaroslav Kupr and Klara Kuprova
12. Sports for Tourism: Developing Windsurfing in Taiwan
Lucetta Tsai
Part IV. Sport Tourist and Benefits Management
13. Managing Sports Tourists: A Case Study from Hungary
Miklos Banhidi and Tamas Laczko
14. Human Benefits - Socio-cultural, Mental, Physical and Learning Outcomes
Bijen Filiz and Giyasettin Demirhan
15. Physiological Effects of Active Tourism
Petra Mayer, Zoltan Adam and Marta Wilhelm
16. Health Benefits of Sport Touristic Activities
Miklos Banhidi, Kinga Nagy and Gyongyver Lacza
17. Sports Tourism for People with Disabilities: A Case Study of South Africa
Young, M. E. M., Andrews. B. A., Knott, B. Van der Westhuizen, Y., Magerman, Z., Petersen, T L., Reid, D. L., Mahlalela, P. E., Desai, M. R.
Biography
Miklos Banhidi is a Professor at the University of Physical Education and Sport Science in Budapest/Hungary. His teaching areas are the Theory and Practice of Leisure and Recreation, Geography of Sport, Tourism and Recreation and Project Development. His research interest is Community development to improve citizens’ quality of life, with focus on how to design and manage healthy environments and organizing powerful activities to achieve positive benefits. He has written numerous books and articles on Recreation, Geography of Sport, Health, and Tourism. He has served as a visiting Professor at the Karl Franzens University in Austria, at the University of Northern Iowa in the at US, and Zhejiang University in China. He has given numerous lectures at several foreign partner universities. Along with his partners, he initiated and managed several student and youth exchange projects supported by European Union. He served as the vice president of the United Games International, organizing festivals and workshops on peace and understanding worldwide. Currently, he is the president of the Sport Tourism Association within the Hungarian Sport Science Federation. Since 2009 he has been an elected member of the board of the World Leisure Organisation and its Executive Committee.
Farhad Moghimehfar is a Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Tourism and professor of Recreation and Tourism Management at Vancouver Island University, British Columbia, Canada. His research interests are framed within the context of sustainable tourism, rural tourism, and nature-based recreation, focusing on community tourism and studies of human behaviour, resilience of communities. Before joining Vancouver Island University, Farhad served as an instructor and post-doctoral researcher at the University of Alberta, Canada, and as an Assistant Professor at University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. He has conducted research on community tourism and outdoor recreation and provided community and professional advisory services related to recreation, tourism, and park planning in Canada and internationally. He has served BC’s communities by providing different services ranging from advanced data analysis to designing a carrying capacity analysis systems. Farhad serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Ecotourism and has published in leading journals such as Tourism Management and Leisure Sciences.
