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Sport tourism development / Thomas Hinch and James Higham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinch, Thomas.
- Series:
- Aspects of tourism ; 13.
- Aspects of tourism ; 13
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports and tourism.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon [England] ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 Sport Tourism in Times of Change 3
- The foundations of sport tourism development 5
- Sport tourism development and space 8
- Sport tourism development and time 9
- Management principles for sport tourism development 10
- Part 2 Foundations for Sport Tourism Development
- 2 The Study of Sport Tourism 15
- Scholarship in sport tourism 20
- Conceptualising sport as a tourist attraction 24
- Management implications and opportunities 27
- 3 Sport Tourism Markets 33
- Conceptualising demand for sport tourism 34
- Active sport tourism markets 39
- Event sport tourism markets 44
- Nostalgia sport tourism 48
- Management implications and opportunities 49
- 4 Development Processes and Issues 55
- The concept of development 55
- Sustainable development 57
- Planning 59
- Development issues 60
- Management implications and opportunities 69
- Part 3 Sport Tourism Development and Space
- 5 Space: Location and Travel Flows 79
- The spatial analysis of sport tourism in central locations 84
- The spatial analysis of sport tourism in peripheral locations 89
- The spatial analysis of active sport tourism in peripheral areas 92
- Management implications and opportunities 93
- 6 Place, Sport and Culture 99
- Place 99
- Culture, place and identity 102
- Marketing place through sport 109
- Management implications and opportunities 111
- 7 Environment: Landscape, Resources and Impacts 118
- Sport tourism landscapes, environments and resources 119
- The landscapes of sport 119
- Environmental impacts of sport tourism 126
- Sport tourism in the built environment 126
- Sport tourism in the natural landscape 130
- The impacts of event sport tourism: A paradigmatic shift 133
- Management implications and opportunities 134
- Part 4 Sport Tourism Development and Time
- 8 Sport and the Tourist Experience 141
- The anticipation phase 141
- Sport and the study of tourist motivations 144
- Sport tourism visitor experiences 147
- Travel and tourist experiences 147
- Sport and competition experiences 151
- Sport and tourism systems 154
- Sport tourism and visitor behaviour 155
- Recollection and visitor satisfaction 157
- Management implications and opportunities 158
- 9 Seasonality, Sport and Tourism 163
- Seasonal patterns and issues in tourism 163
- Seasonal patterns and issues in sport 166
- Strategic responses 173
- Management implications and opportunities 178
- 10 Evolutionary Trends in Sport Tourism 184
- Cyclical relationships in sport and tourism 184
- Nostalgia sport tourism 189
- Major trends affecting sport tourism 191
- Management implications and opportunities 198
- 11 Management Principles for Sport Tourism Development 207
- Foundations for sport tourism development 207
- Sport tourism development and space 208
- Sport tourism development and time 210
- Principles of sport tourism development 211
- Concluding statement 214.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1873150636
- 1873150628
- OCLC:
- 52970084
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