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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I Introduction
chapter 1|10 pages
Sport in the city: research issues IAN HEN RY AND CHRIS G R AT TO N
part |2 pages
PART II Sport and economic regeneration
chapter 3|11 pages
The role of major sports events in the economic regeneration of cities
part |2 pages
PART III Sports events
part |2 pages
PART IV Urban sports tourism
chapter 9|22 pages
Sporting a new image?
chapter 11|19 pages
Imaging, tourism and sports event fever
part |2 pages
PART V Sport and the development of urban communities
chapter 14|13 pages
Sports facility development and the role of forecasting
part |2 pages
PART VI Politics and sports policy
chapter 15|11 pages
Sport, leisure and European Union regional policy
chapter 17|19 pages
Sport matters: urban regime theory and urban regeneration in the late-capitalist era
part |2 pages
PART VII Conclusion