ABSTRACT

Cities now seek to attract major sporting events and activities to re-image themselves, and frequently invest in community sports development to fund economic growth and regeneration.

Including a range of case-studies from global (the Sydney Olympics) to local (urban school sports), this book looks closely at how sport has been used in contemporary cities across the world, and evaluates policies, strategies and managment.
Five key areas are examined:
* sport and urban economic regeneration
* sports events: bidding
* planning and organization
* Urban Sports tourism
* Sport and urban community development
* Urban politics and sports policy.
Sport in the City therefore represents an essential resource for urban policy makers and the sports policy community. It will be invaluable reading for sports studies students and urban geographers.

part |2 pages

Part I Introduction

part |2 pages

PART II Sport and economic regeneration

part |2 pages

PART III Sports events

part |2 pages

PART IV Urban sports tourism

chapter 9|22 pages

Sporting a new image?

Sport-based regeneration strategies as a means of enhancing the image of the city tourist destination

chapter 10|17 pages

Sport in the port

Leisure and tourism in the maritime city

chapter 11|19 pages

Imaging, tourism and sports event fever

The Sydney Olympics and the need for a social charter for mega-events

part |2 pages

PART V Sport and the development of urban communities

chapter 12|17 pages

The social benefits of sport

Where’s the proof?

chapter 13|10 pages

Sport and cultural diversity

Why are women being left out?

chapter 14|13 pages

Sports facility development and the role of forecasting

A retrospective on swimming in Sheffield

part |2 pages

PART VI Politics and sports policy

chapter 15|11 pages

Sport, leisure and European Union regional policy

A case study of Merseyside (UK)

chapter 17|19 pages

Sport matters: urban regime theory and urban regeneration in the late-capitalist era

Urban regime theory and urban regeneration in the late-capitalist

chapter 19|21 pages

Sports policy in the city

A case study of Leeds

part |2 pages

PART VII Conclusion

chapter 20|6 pages

Sport in the city

Where do we go from here?