Managing Events, Festivals and the Visitor Economy
Concepts, Collaborations and Cases
Published on 22. December 2021
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-78924-284-3 (ISBN)
Description
This edited text, intended to support a research-informed approach to learning and teaching, presents an array of concepts, collaborations and in-depth cases related to managing events, festivals and the visitor economy. Authors offer an array of philosophical, political, cultural, and ethical perspectives on how to achieve this across a range of contexts, from Cambodia, China, Egypt to the British cathedral city of Lincoln. Though recognising individual difference, each chapter unites in their common pursuit of supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). This is significant as utilising the UNSDGs as a normative organising framework for how we all think about, plan, and manage a 'good' visitor economy is increasingly ubiquitous. It is with this in mind that each chapter provides explicit links to the UNSDGs and policy and/or practical implications, along with a series of critical self-assessment questions to reflect on the chapter's key arguments. This collection aims to satiate what appears to be an increasing appetite of readers and students alike who seek exposure to rigorous debate in and out of the classroom.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
755 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78924-284-3 (9781789242843)
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Persons
Mike is a Reader in Events at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, UK. Previously, Mike was a Senior Lecturer in Management and formerly Programme Director of the MSc International Events Management and MSc Sport Management at Coventry Business School, Coventry University, UK. He has held visiting positions at Pace University (New York, US), Berlin School of Economics and Law (Berlin, Germany), and Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan). His work spans across management, organisational, and development studies, specifically examining the relationship between events, local communities, urban development, and the visitor economy. Most of Mike's work focuses on large scale events like the Olympics and the cities and urban neighbourhoods that play host. He frequently works with global organisations like the International Olympic Committee and regional events organisations to evaluate the impact and legacy of sports and cultural events. To date, Mike's case study work spans across London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (e.g. Gold Coast 2018), and regional events.
Editor
University of Surrey, UK
Contributions
Senior LecturerUniversity of Lincoln, UK
University of Malta, Malta
Private Experience Manager
ProfessorUniversity of Malta, Malta
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism MarketingUniversity of Central Florida, USA
University of Coventry, UK
Technical ExecutiveKarlsruher Institut fuer Technologie, Romania
Pace University, USA
Content
1: Managing the visitor economy: concepts, collaborations and cases 2: Studying the complexities of events and festivals and relationships to the visitor economy 3: Creating dementia-friendly destinations in Scotland 4: (Re)visiting spaces of home: German Heimat tourists 'returning' to Timisoara, Romania 5: Re-inventing 'Ice on Whyte': how a mature winter festival sought renewal in the visitor economy 6: Flagship attraction development and destination competitiveness: the Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt 7: Understanding generational differences in multiple place identities and the visitor economy: the case of migrants' descendants in China 8: Managing overtourism at UNESCO sites: the case of Angkor Wat, Cambodia 9: Locals' satisfaction and dissatisfaction with overtourism and events in Winchester, UK 10: Assessing Malta's overtourism 11: The impact of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the visitor economy: a human rights perspective 12: Collaborating with students to provide consultancy to Lincoln City football club and the visitor economy 13: Using a student as producers approach to study visitor experiences in relation to the Magna Carta Exhibition in Lincoln, UK