Sport, Events, Tourism and Regeneration

Introduction: Framing sport, events, tourism and regeneration

Nicholas Wise and John Harris

1. Sports events, tourism, development and regeneration: A perspective from Gulf States of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar

Joan Henderson

2. Transforming Brazil: Sporting mega-events, tourism, geography and the need for sustainable regeneration in host cities

Nicholas Wise and Gareth Hall

3. Durban's FIFA 2010 beachfront 'beautification'

Brij Maharaj

4. Mega-event scepticism in South Korea: Lessons from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games

Jung Woo Lee

5. A City beyond the nation: Sport, tourism and events in the remaking of Cardiff

John Harris

6. Using the Event-Scorecard and the Event Management System as powerful strategic tools for destinations, examples from Switzerland

Juerg Stettler, Christine Herzer, Anna Wallebohr and Heinz Ruetter

7. Sports and event-led regeneration strategies in post-earthquake Christchurch

Alberto Amore and C. Michael Hall

8. Urban coalitions and the production of Atlanta's downtown

Costas Spirou, Candace Miller and Brandi Baker

9. Events within Asia's Integrated Resorts

Glenn McCartney

10. Urban elements that facilitate sport and physical activity in regenerated public spaces: Barcelona's waterfront

Sacra Morejon, Sixte Abadia and Xavier Pujadas

11. Economic effects of sports development strategies: Regeneration to support urban event and tourism strategies in five cities across the United States

Sangkwon Lee

12. The role of sports tourism and events to regenerate and sustain off-season tourism in Istria, Croatia: Addressing perspectives from industry managers and planners

Nicholas Wise, Marko Peric and Tanja Armenski

Conclusion: Future directions in the (re)generation game

John Harris and Nicholas Wise