Management of Sports Development
1st Edition
Published on 16. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-7506-8562-7 (ISBN)
Description
Management of Sports Development is the first book to offer a holistic approach to a field which has been growing in importance for some years. Although many books exist on various aspects of development, never before has there been a text which addresses the process of development in such a comprehensive manner. This book offers eveything needed to develop an understanding of the process of sports development.
The book provides comprehensive coverage of the major themes in the process of sports development with contributions from an internationally renowned author team. These themes include:
models of sports development
funding of sports development
mega sporting events
networks and partnerships in sports development
sports development and social change
It is also supplemented with a dedicated accompanying website featuring updates and extra material.
This accessible book is essential reading for students or lecturers in the field of sports development and is set to be a vital contribution to the literature in this area.
The book provides comprehensive coverage of the major themes in the process of sports development with contributions from an internationally renowned author team. These themes include:
models of sports development
funding of sports development
mega sporting events
networks and partnerships in sports development
sports development and social change
It is also supplemented with a dedicated accompanying website featuring updates and extra material.
This accessible book is essential reading for students or lecturers in the field of sports development and is set to be a vital contribution to the literature in this area.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Primary: students enrolled on sports development, sports sciences, sports studies and sports management courses; academics and researchers.
Secondary: Sports development professionals
Secondary: Sports development professionals
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-8562-7 (9780750685627)
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Management of Sports Development
E-Book
06/2009
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Vassil Girginov is Reader in Sports Development and Sports Management at Brunel University. He is also a founding member of the Bulgarian National Olympic Academy and has researched and published in the field of Olympism, sport policy analysis, Eastern European sport and the culture of sport management. His previous books include The Olympic Games Explained (2005) and Management of Sports Development (2008). Vassil is also Executive Academic Editor of the Routledge journals 2012 Olympics Special Issue programme, which includes some 40 academic journals from a range of fields and disciplines.
Content
Part One Chapter 1. Management of sports development as an emerging field and profession Part Two: Visions of sports development Chapter 2. Models of sports development Chapter 3. Public policies on sports development: can mass and elite sport hold together? Chapter 4. Non-governmental organisations in sports development Chapter 5. International policy and sports in development Part Three: Sports development as process of social change Chapter 6: Sport as an agent for social and personal change Chapter 7: Mega sporting events and sports development Chapter 8: Culture and sports development Chapter 9: Geographies of sports development: understanding the role of space and place Part Four: Sports development delivery Chapter 10. Building organisational and management capacity for the delivery of sports development Chapter 11. Networks and partnerships in sports development Chapter 12. Funding sports development activities Chapter 13. Accounting for sports development (progress monitoring and evaluation) Chapter 14. Managing visions, changes and delivery in sports development: Summary and Future Prospects