This paper tests a model based on hypothesized relationships among sport involvement,
place evaluations; at the level of venue and host city, and event satisfaction as antecedents …

How did the Olympics evolve into a multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics
help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact …

Our cities are what and where we consume. In essence, the city is in fact nothing more than
a space for consumption in which we apparently express ourselves as citizens of a …

China's urbanization is significant worldwide. This process is characterized by
underurbanization of population and fast urban land expansion. The driving forces behind …

This article reviews how sport has been engaged in urban geography and related fields.
Across the social sciences, there has been an explosion of research on “sporting mega …

Research indicates that staff wellbeing, productivity and satisfaction are linked with a
hospital's physical environment, in particular the aspects that are determined during early …

Authoritarian regimes have long taken an interest in promoting elite and mass sport,
deploying it as both a nation-building strategy and a tool to elicit respect and legitimacy on …

This study examines the relationship between the increasing globalization of the Summer
Olympics and the effect on host cities. The impact of the Games on city structure, the …

To understand the motivations and intentions of Olympic bidding cities, scholars frequently
situate the staging of Olympic mega-events within a framework that extends beyond …

Air quality is one of the most critical environmental issues in Beijing, China. In this study,
temporal and spatial variations in air quality in Beijing are characterised by two aggregate …