Over the last twenty years, many cities, regions and countries have introduced strategies
and policies to systematically host sports events, and allocated human and financial …

Laurence Chalip a and Sheranne Fairley b aGeorge Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;
bThe University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia LetLs face it, for many persons, sport …

This volume offers a panoramic and interdisciplinary view of the growing field of Sports
Mega-Event studies. Contributions explore leveraging strategies and the legacies from …

Research question For the past 20 years, the concept of event leverage has underpinned a
variety of academic research across different event settings and with diverse goals in mind …

The potential to realise social legacies through hosting large-scale sport events has gained
saliency in policy and academic contexts over the last decade. However, social legacies …

This study extended the temporal and spatial evaluation of mega-event impacts, by
investigating residents' perceptions of the Olympic legacies from a non-host community …

According to Getz (2008: 403), the growth of Events Studies in recent years has been
'spectacular', as destinations realise the potential of events to raise their profile in an ever …

Purpose This paper aims to indicate a shift in focus from legacy to the leveraging of event
impacts, and previous papers have indicated a growing awareness of the brand-related …

The role of commemorative events for event tourism has received marginal attention.
Existing research primarily considers commemorative events for their social and political …

The organizing committee is at the centre of the sport event's planning. The complex nature
of sports events and their organizing committees require the assistance of multiple …