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Butaeva, K. O., S. Weber, and D. V. Davydov. "Sports mega events effectiveness analysis: The economists’ view." Voprosy Ekonomiki, no. 7 (July 28, 2018): 149–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2018-7-149-160.

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The paper reviews ex post studies on the economic and social effects of sports mega events. The aim of the article is to sum up the existing economic literature about sports mega events and to emphasize the importance of sports economics development. The main results are the classification of the material and non-material sports mega event’s effects outlined in the economic papers and the exposure of sports economics development trends.
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Vargáné Csobán, Katalin, and György Serra. "The role of small-scale sports events in developing sustainable sport tourism – a case study of fencing." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 8, no. 4 (2014): 17–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2014/4/3.

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Promoting sports and sport tourism is considered as a strategic development objective at the local, regional and national levels in Hungary. However, sport tourism is present in many different forms, depending on the type of sport activity, the related sport events and its participants, therefore it is challenging to decide on the type of sports and sports events that should be supported to ensure long-term social and economic benefits for a local community. The scale of sports events ranges from the small, local competitions to the international mega sports events. Although the economic benefits of mega sports events are generally appreciated, there has been growing critique about their negative social and environmental impacts. Smallscale sports events also have important potential for tourism, and they may have more advantages for the local community than the mega events by providing additional incomes, using the already existing infrastructure, raising local pride and community spirit. Sport tourism related to small-scale events is generally considered to be a more sustainable form of tourism. The purpose of this paper is to examine the tourism development potential of small-scale sports events, particularly focusing on fencing competitions. It highlights the demand side of the sport tourism market, investigating the behavioral profile of the participants of an international fencing tournament. A questionnaire survey was conducted at the Budapest WestEnd Women's Epee Grand Prix 2014. The data revealed that participants of the sporting event spend only a short period of time at the destination, and shopping and eating out are the most preferred free time activities. The paper identifies and discusses issues regarding the role of sports organizations and tourism agencies in cities hosting such events to increase the tourism potential of small-scale sports events in the future.
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Macrae, Eilidh H. R. "Delivering Sports Participation Legacies at the Grassroots Level: The Voluntary Sports Clubs of Glasgow 2014." Journal of Sport Management 31, no. 1 (2017): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2016-0089.

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Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) provide the primary opportunities for organized community sport in the UK and thus hold the responsibility for delivering on mega-event sports participation legacies. This study presents findings from open-ended questionnaires and interviews conducted in two phases (Phase 1—Spring, 2013; Phase 2—Summer, 2015) with representatives from a sample (n = 39) of VSCs to understand their ability to deliver on the participation legacy goals of London 2012 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Thematic analysis of the data outlined three themes where support for VSCs should be placed when planning future mega-events: building VSC capacity, retaining members in the long-term, and promoting general visibility of the VSC throughout the event. Bid teams who hope to use mega-events as catalysts for sports participation increases should direct funding and guidance toward VSCs to ensure they have the tools, knowledge, and capacity to deliver on national sports participation ambitions.
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Atkinson, Michael, and Kevin Young. "Shadowed by the corpse of war: Sport spectacles and the spirit of terrorism." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 47, no. 3 (2012): 286–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690211433452.

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Since the early 2000s, there has been a groundswell of research on terrorism and sports mega-events, including investigations into the impact of ‘9/11’ on fear and risk management strategies at high profile sports events. In this article, we re-examine the case of the Salt Lake City Winter Games of 2002 around Baudrillard’s (1995) concept of the ‘non-event’. We compare the (largely British and North American) mass mediation and discursive framing of terrorism at the 2002 Games with subsequent discourses interwoven into accounts of terrorism, fear and security at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. Of principal interest is the global framing of sports mega-events as targets of terrorism and the ways in which such events become fabricated zones of risk. To understand why there is a lingering media construction of the sports mega-event as an imagined target (and, in many ways, pre-constructed victim) of terrorism, we draw centrally on Baudrillard’s work (1995, 2001, 2002a, 2002b). Specifically, we employ Baudrillard’s concepts of the hyperreal and the non-event as a means of exploring terrorism’s relationship with sport, and the potential usage of such theoretical ideas in the sociology of sport and physical culture more broadly.
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Kim, Changwook, and Kyriaki Kaplanidou. "The Effect of Sport Involvement on Support for Mega Sport Events: Why Does It Matter." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (2019): 5687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205687.

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For residents of a city that hosts a mega sport event, sport involvement can be associated with their perceptions of the impacts and quality of life (QoL) gained from that event. The attributes of mega sport events, with multiple sports in one competition, are linked with the level of residents’ sport involvement, specifically their interest in and identification with sports, which can foster more positive perceptions and enhance the anticipated QoL from the games. Despite the importance of sport involvement on the support for a mega sport event, most studies have mainly focused on how perceptions of the impact from the event influence support based on social exchange theory (SET). Hence, this study examined how sport involvement affected the relationships among impact perceptions, QoL, and support for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the hypotheses in the proposed model, using a sample of 301 Korean residents. The results revealed that sport involvement had a positive effect on event impact perceptions and QoL, which, in turn, significantly influenced support for the Olympic Games in the pre-stage. The study suggests that sport involvement can leverage support for a mega sport event through the creation of positive perceptions of the impacts of the event.
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Schausteck de Almeida, Bárbara, Suélen Barboza Eiras de Castro, Fernando Marinho Mezzadri, and Doralice Lange de Souza. "Do sports mega-events boost public funding in sports programs? The case of Brazil (2004–2015)." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 53, no. 6 (2016): 685–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690216680115.

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This article explores public expenditure in Brazilian sport from 2004 to 2015 and aims to understand if hosting sport mega-events has influenced investments in different types of sport (elite sport and educational/participation sport). Data were collected through governmental records and examined through descriptive statistics. Positive and negative variations of spending were reported, regarding both the overall budget allocated to sport and among the different types of sport. This study concluded that sport mega-events have influenced the funding of sports programs to some extent, but other aspects of public funding are likely to be more significant influencers on the observed variations. The study also argues that further research on different host countries is necessary to understand the impact of sport mega-events on public sport funding.
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Grix, Jonathan. "The Politics of Sports Mega-Events." Political Insight 3, no. 1 (2012): 4–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-9066.2012.00090.x.

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Campaniello, Nadia. "Mega Events in Sports and Crime." Journal of Sports Economics 14, no. 2 (2011): 148–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527002511415536.

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Azzali, Simona. "Challenges and key factors in planning legacies of mega sporting events." Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research 14, no. 2 (2019): 203–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/arch-04-2019-0093.

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Purpose Since the 1960s, the impact of mega sporting events on the built environment has become increasingly important, and the relationship between hosting cities and events increasingly complex and controversial. The outcomes of these mega-events, however, are very discouraging, especially in terms of the state of sports venues and event sites. In many cases, Olympic parks and event sites stand abandoned once the event is over, and sports facilities are often either closed or underutilized. The purpose of this paper is to identify replicable best practices and successful examples used in mega-events to transform events sites and venues into livable public open spaces (POS), enjoyed by the local communities. Design/methodology/approach Three cities were selected for this investigation: London, Sochi and Rio de Janeiro. London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, and this study focused particularly on its Olympic park, Queen Elizabeth Park. Sochi hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics but also some of the matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics and also a part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Each case was investigated according to a methodology composed of interviews with experts, site visits, and analysis of the bidding book and post-event reports to check the consistency between promises and legacies. Findings The research identified a framework of six major elements that determine, or contrast, the long-term use of events sites and sport facilities, and highlighted some main attributes to consider in order to transform sporting event sites into livable and enjoyable open spaces. It is expected that this framework can be used as a guidance to deliver sustainable events and long-term legacies and to define a strategy for optimization of planning mega sport events. Practical implications Mega events provide near-unique, fast track opportunities for urban transformation. This research can be used as guidance for the overall mega sporting events stakeholders, such as the IOC, FIFA, and local organizing committees, to identify replicable best practices and successful examples in the leverage of mega events to transform events sites and venues into livable POS. Originality/value Why is it so difficult to transform event sites and sport venues into livable areas of cities? What are the recurrent mistakes, issues, and challenges that hosting cities have to face? This research is unique as it aims at answering these questions by defining a framework of relevant factors for hosting cities to help them in the planning of mega sporting events. The research also highlighted some recurrent mistakes, such as the exorbitant costs of a mega event, the inability to keep the initial budget unchanged and the difficulty to adjust plans to local needs.
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Salina, Anastasiia S., and Hyungjeong Spring Han. "Sports Centric Tourism: Who Travels to Mega Sports Events?" International Journal of Tourism Sciences 14, no. 2 (2014): 81–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15980634.2014.11434692.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mega sports events"

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Mhanna, Rami. "Stakeholders' perspectives of leveraging tourism and business legacy outcomes from mega sports events." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2016. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/25063/.

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The aim of this research is to develop a critical understanding of the process by which stakeholders leverage tourism and business legacy outcomes from mega sports events. It is common now for many mega sport events stakeholders to look beyond short-term impacts towards achieving long-term legacy outcomes. This indicates that mega sport events have become a part of a broader process that must be invested in throughout the planning process, before, during and after the event. Within previous leveraging approaches, whilst mega sport events are temporally contained, the effect of leveraging is subject to the short term period of the event per se. A strategic approach is required in order to fully leverage legacy outcomes over the long term. This research is concerned with the stakeholders’ perspectives on how such long-term leveraging could be achieved. The methodological design is guided by an exploratory stance. The method adopted is key informant interviews undertaken with salient stakeholders of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A stakeholder is an individual or organisation who is affected by and/or affects the planning process associated with leveraging such legacy outcomes of mega sport events. Identifying key informants as stakeholders depended upon their saliency by evaluating their power, legitimacy and urgency. Snowballing techniques and careful planning assisted in accessing stakeholders for interviews. A total of 15 in-depth semi-structured interviews were undertaken in order to encourage stakeholders to explain their perspectives of optimal leveraging strategies and initiatives. An iterative thematic analysis process was adopted for the rich data, where the research discovered new concepts and categories. The analysis led to three main aspects of leveraging: tourism, business and the role of media in the leveraging process. The evaluation of stakeholders’ perspectives of the factors contributing to the leveraging process from the London 2012 Olympic Games allowed a framework for leveraging tourism and business legacies of mega sport events to be developed. The framework consists of leveraging initiatives that characterised by their proactivity throughout the event planning process, and by considering the event as a theme within this long-term planning process. The emerged leveraging approach is called mega-leverage of mega-events that is not led by the events per se. Thus, the new strategic approach provide a contribution to both knowledge and practice of leveraging tourism and business legacy outcomes of mega sport events, by advancing understanding of what is specifically required for the leveraging process. The thesis also offers holistic insights relevant for leveraging mega sport events by providing tangible recommendations that could lead to more favourable leveraging models of such events. This is especially important because this area of research has both a high potential impact as well as being an under-researched area.
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Salisbury, Paul J. "An analysis of the development of the policy-making process in relation to bidding for large scale sports events in the UK." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/15800.

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There is a growing field of literature concerning the staging, management and planning for large scale sports events; the evaluation of these events and the reasons why nations, but more recently cities, attempt to host these events, but few studies have attempted to provide a theoretically informed analysis of the processes by which these decisions are made. This study builds upon those existing studies in this area which outlined a method for exploring decisions to host, but furthers the analysis through the consideration of policy models, most notably the Multiple Streams Framework (Kingdon, 1984), in order to provide a sophisticated understanding of how such policy decisions are taken at the local level. Within the context of a critical realist epistemology, case studies of three United Kingdom bids (Sheffield s bid for the 1991 Universiade; Manchester s bid for the 2000 Olympic Games and Glasgow s bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games) were undertaken. Content analysis of documents, triangulated with semi-structured interviews with the majority of key actors involved in, and excluded from, the processes were carried out in order for geographical, methodological and theoretical triangulation to be undertaken. The three bids were selected from across a twenty year period in order to test the hypothesis that the decision-making process for events would had become more and centrally-led over time. The results indicate that, while no analytical framework provides a perfect fit , the Multiple Streams Framework and its focus on policy entrepreneurialism is highly useful in explaining the elevation of these events onto local political agendas. Despite the increased centralisation of United Kingdom sport policy, local/regional actors were able to operate with surprising freedom and take advantage of apparent coincidences in order to achieve their objectives. The wider implications of these results include providing a stimulus for researchers to build upon the limited body of literature that applies policy theory to sports policy issues and also to stimulate research in the international context.
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Kramareva, Nina. "An analysis of Russia's 'alternative' soft power strategy and national identity discourse via sports mega-events." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8589/.

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This thesis seeks to show through both historical and contemporary examples what makes Russia an ‘outlier’ among key sports mega-events hosts. More specifically, this thesis sets out to establish how external and internal objectives Russia pursued in the context of the 1980 Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Olympics differed from those of other sports mega-event hosts, including non-liberal states. The originality of this thesis lies not only in the fact that it sheds light on Russia’s strategy of sports mega-event hosting, but that it does so from the vantage point of the combination of the three most popular approaches in the extant sports mega-event research: public diplomacy, place branding and soft power. Moreover, this study places Russia’s hosting of sports mega-events within constructivist international relations theory, which prioritises identity and interests. In this respect, this research, by uncovering Russia’s motives behind sports mega-events hosting, seeks to add predictability to Russia’s behaviour in the international arena. Further, this thesis shows that the pursuit of domestic soft power goals appear to be much more important to Russia than the attainment of external reputational benefits. In this respect, this thesis explores at length what role elite sport and sports mega-events play in a nation-building project in Russia and how they are used to legitimise the incumbent elites. Finally, this thesis is an attempt to overcome a Western-centric paradigmatic hegemony in sports mega-event research.
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Dodouras, Stefanos. "Examining the sustainability impacts of mega sports events : fuzzy modelling as a new integrated appraisal system." Thesis, University of Salford, 2005. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26640/.

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Sustainable development is recognised as being a complex concept and this is often its main deficiency. A critical review of existing integrated assessment tools identified that current valuation methods give weak signals on integration, adding to the complexity of operationalising sustainable development. To bring about sustainability, professions from different discipline backgrounds have to work together effectively. These factors heighten the need for clear multidisciplinary communication at all stages of a development. Systems thinking based on the concepts of fuzzy logic can provide the basis for complex situations to be examined and approached as qualitatively as possible and thereby could be useful in improving communication and promoting sustainable development. To achieve this aim, literature review and case study research methods were employed. The former provided a critical basis for considering sustainability issues, integrated assessment tools and mega sports events. Such events provide a suitable case study - the 2004 Olympiad - in which the issues of complexity and multidisciplinary communication can be explored. The latter combined data processing of primary sources collected over three decades, as well as the elaboration of a questionnaire survey and a series of in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, including academics, civil servants, members of the Olympics organising committee and representatives of other agencies. The modelling process included transcribing and ff*i verification of the interview data using NVivo -1.1. Data exploration and interpretation led to the development and comparison of several fuzzy maps using Inspiration^-7.5. These models were copied to Microsoft® Word-2000 and the subsequent analysis revealed that the functionality of fuzzy modelling could comprehensively analyse data and effectively communicate the potential outcomes. The participative, temporal and qualitative nature of this model could, henceforth, improve the planning and decisionmaking processes. This means that the model can be considered as a new integrated appraisal system, providing a common language and a shared vision.
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Rybka, Pauline Johanna. "Political use and consequences of sport events." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-197830.

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In the theory part of this thesis will examine the connection between politics and sport, including the politicization of major sport events and the particular role of non-democratic states as host nations. In the empirical part, three case studies (Summer Olympics Beijing 2008, Winter Olympics Sochi 2014, and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2018) will be analyzed in the light of how they have influenced (or have the potential to influence) reforms, the adoption of democratic structures, and the human rights situation.
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CHEN, HONG. "THE IMPACT OF SPORTS EVENTS ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN POST-MAO CHINA: A CASE STUDY OF GUANGZHOU." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1163380801.

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Varotti, Felipe de Pilla. "Estratégia de megaevento esportivo: impactos e legados do GP Brasil de Fórmula 1 para a cidade de São Paulo." Universidade Nove de Julho, 2016. http://bibliotecatede.uninove.br/handle/tede/1562.

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Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2017-01-26T18:53:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe de Pilla Varotti.pdf: 1349154 bytes, checksum: 1524c8132f7c8009e62174249c144673 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-26T18:53:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe de Pilla Varotti.pdf: 1349154 bytes, checksum: 1524c8132f7c8009e62174249c144673 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-06<br>Sports mega-events are increasingly being adopted by government entities as a strategy to project an image of the country and generate a significant international exposure, indicating the development of a particular city or country. Sports mega-events are correlated to the major international competitions, with high media coverage by different countries and large capital investment that attracts a large number of visitors and are organized by governmental and non-governmental entities such as the F1 GP Brazil. This event was used by governors of the city of São Paulo as a strategic focus, aiming an international exhibition and economic development. Thus, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts and the legacies triggered by this event in São Paulo city. Adopting a descriptive and exploratory research, by a qualitative method, municipal managers, event organizers and local population were interviewed. It was possible to establish that the event generates some impacts, such as: economic, infrastructure, socio-cultural, psychological and administrative. In large part, externalities, as the results of certain activities. As legacies, improvements have been identified in the infrastructure and new public facilities, knowledge and skills developed by the organizers and managers involved in the event, international exposure, improving the city's reputation, establishment of a network, legacies related to motor racing history and the automotive industry, and sports legacy. The contributions of this research refer to the management of sport insofar as it demonstrated that the impacts and legacies are generated taking into consideration a series of cultural, historical, economic factors, in addition to the characteristics and resources of the host city. Indeed, it was possible to demonstrate that events held annually in one place have peculiar characteristics that favor the identification with their host cities, unlike those itinerant mega-events, performed every four years in different places. This study opens perspectives for public managers aiming at better strategic planning before proposing the accomplishment of events of this magnitude. Thus, it becomes possible to develop a sustainable sport mega event that can offer the positive impacts, both for its participants, but mainly for those who inherit the legacy of these events.<br>Os megaeventos esportivos estão cada vez mais sendo utilizados por entidades governamentais como estratégia para projetar uma imagem e gerar uma exposição internacional significativa, demonstrando o desenvolvimento de uma determinada cidade ou país. Megaeventos esportivos referem-se às principais competições internacionais, com cobertura de mídia por diversos países, investimento de grande capital, que atraem grande número de visitantes e são organizados por entidades governamentais em conjunto com entidades não governamentais, como o GP Brasil de F1. Este evento foi utilizado por governantes da cidade de São Paulo com um foco estratégico, visando uma exposição internacional e o desenvolvimento econômico. Desta forma, o objetivo principal deste estudo foi avaliar os impactos e os legados provocados por este evento para o município de São Paulo. Por meio de uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, de método qualitativo, foram entrevistados gestores municipais, organizadores do evento e população local. Identificou-se que o evento gera alguns impactos, tais como: econômicos, infraestrutura, socioculturais, psicológicos e administrativos, em sua grande parte, externalidades, sendo resultados de determinadas atividades. Como legados, identificaram-se melhorias na infraestrutura e novas instalações públicas, conhecimentos e habilidades desenvolvidas pelos organizadores e gestores envolvidos com o evento, exposição a nível internacional, melhorando a reputação da cidade, a rede de relacionamentos, legados relacionados à história do automobilismo e da indústria automobilística e legado esportivo. As contribuições desta pesquisa remetem para a gestão do esporte na medida em que demonstrou que os impactos e legados são gerados levando-se em consideração uma série de fatores culturais, históricos, econômicos, além das características e recursos do município sede. Demonstrou ainda que eventos realizados anualmente em um mesmo local possuem características peculiares que favorecem a identificação com suas cidades sedes, diferentemente daqueles megaeventos itinerantes, realizados a cada quatro anos em locais diferentes. Este estudo abre perspectivas para gestores públicos visando melhor planejamento estratégico antes de propor a realização de eventos desta magnitude. Assim, torna-se possível o desenvolvimento de um megaevento esportivo sustentável e que possa oferecer os impactos positivos, tanto para seus participantes, mas principalmente, para aqueles que herdam os legados desses eventos.
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Sealy, Wendy. "An exploratory study of stakeholders' perspectives of a mega event in Barbados : the Golf World Cup 2006." Thesis, Bucks New University, 2009. http://bucks.collections.crest.ac.uk/9781/.

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Although much has been written on the benefits of hosting 'mega events' including the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup, smaller but still significant sport events of global significance such as the Golf World Cup have received hardly any attention by researchers. This dearth in knowledge has inspired the direction of this study, that is, to explore the stakeholder perspective of the Golf World Cup which was hosted in Barbados in 2006. This event was part of a national development strategy aimed at diversifying the tourism product in the light of the increasing competitiveness of the tourism industry. Consequently the research methodology adopted for this study was eclectic in nature as it sought to obtain a holistic understanding of the issues associated with hosting mega events on a small island microstate. An approach to data collection and analysis was therefore utilised including semi-structured interviews, participant observation and the examination of documents and promotional materials in order to understand the expectations and perceptions that specific stakeholder groups (including local tourism officials, international tourists and local residents) have of the Golf World Cup. The 85 participants in this study highlighted a diversity of views. From the tourism authorities' perspective, the reasons for staging the Golf World Cup were rather cliched. These included using the Golf World Cup as a tool to promote the island as an upmarket golfing destination. The authorities also expected that the Golf World Cup would stimulate tourism demand during a traditionally slow period and provide the island with much needed publicity in overseas tourism markets. However, the fieldwork revealed that the event was unsuccessful due to the poor attendance by both international tourists and local residents. From an international perspective many participants felt that the event was poorly attended due to a lack of awareness in overseas markets and the 'lack of atmosphere' and auxiliary attractions at the golf course. From the local perspective many participants felt that the event lacked appeal and cultural relevance to the host society. Locally, a significant finding is that the event projected an image of catering to an elitist clientele. This image created the perception among local residents that the event was socially exclusive and only served to perpetuate social divisions in society rather than to ameliorate them. Furthermore, many felt that the failure of the event authorities to solicit local participation was because local residents were not part of the decision-making process. This finding further augments the argument that events cannot be successful without local support and participation. The findings in this study can make a worthwhile contribution to the marketing, management and design of future events and the direction of policy formulation for sport events on the island of Barbados. It has illuminated many issues that direct the perceptions, expectations and subsequent purchase behaviour of international tourists and local visitors regarding a mega event on the island of Barbados.
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Nakueira, Sophie. "New architectures of governance : transnational private actors, enrolment strategies and the security governance of sports mega events." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12916.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>The FIFA World Cup has become one of the most sought after sports mega events by many countries in today’s society, as well as one of the most controversial. As I put the finishing touches on this thesis, the FIFA World Cup is taking place in Brazil. As with previous World Cups, the planning stage of the 2014 World Cup has been characterised by protests and considerable criticism, particularly concerned with the expenditures on mega event structures such as stadiums. FIFA, along with host country’s governments, has been a major recipient of criticism. This controversy has prompted many people to focus their gaze on the negative impacts of these events, particularly on disadvantaged populations. Sports mega events will no doubt continue to occupy a crucial space in political and economic debates within host countries. As important as these debates are, they have tended to direct attention away from the governance mechanisms that FIFA deploys in staging World Cups. This thesis seeks to redirect attention to these governance issues.
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Zhang, Cui. "Analyzing the changing pattern of strategies for organizing mega-sporting events in China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2006. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874194.

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Books on the topic "Mega sports events"

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Nobre, Eduardo Alberto Cusce, ed. Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies. Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44012-5.

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Grix, Jonathan, ed. Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188.

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Leveraging legacies from sports mega-events: Concepts and cases. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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The Olympics, mega-events, and civil societies: Globalization, environment, resistance. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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Mega-events and modernity: Olympics and expos in the growth of global culture. Routledge, 2000.

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Olympic, World Cup, mega sports taehoe, kŭrigo kŏnchʻuk kwa tosi, yesul munhwa. Hanʼguk Haksul Chŏngbo, 2009.

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Olympic, World Cup, mega sports taehoe, kŭrigo kŏnchʻuk kwa tosi, yesul munhwa. Hanʼguk Haksul Chŏngbo, 2009.

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Frawley, Stephen. Managing Sport Mega-Events. Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315757643.

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Bravo, Gonzalo A., David J. Shonk, Jorge Silva-Bórquez, and Silvana González-Mesina. Sport Mega-Events in Emerging Economies. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56888-5.

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Lienhard, Pierre, and Holger Preuss. Legacy, Sustainability and CSR at Mega Sport Events. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-06470-9.

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Book chapters on the topic "Mega sports events"

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Foster, George, Norm O’Reilly, and Antonio Dávila. "Sporting Events and Mega-Events." In Sports Business Management. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429340536-19.

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James, Mark. "Olympic Law and Sporting Mega-Events." In Sports Law. Macmillan Education UK, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11859-2_14.

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James, Mark. "Olympic law and sporting mega-events." In Sports Law. Macmillan Education UK, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55927-2_14.

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Silk, Michael. "Neoliberalism and Sports Mega-Events." In Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188_5.

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Weed, Mike. "Sports Mega-Events and Mass Participation in Sport." In Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188_4.

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Louw, Andre M. "Ambush Marketing of Sports Mega-Events." In Ambush Marketing & the Mega-Event Monopoly. T. M. C. Asser Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-864-4_3.

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Maharaj, Brij. "Mega sports events and urban risks." In Sustainable Urban Tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003024293-8.

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Chalip, Laurence. "From Legacy to Leverage." In Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188_1.

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Horne, John, and Barrie Houlihan. "London 2012." In Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188_10.

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Manzenreiter, Wolfram. "Magical Thought and the Legacy Discourse of the 2008 Beijing Games." In Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137371188_11.

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Conference papers on the topic "Mega sports events"

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Sa'adah, Fiki, Tomoliyus, and Yudik Prasetyo. "Critical Reflection on the Quality Impact Assessment and Rates Satisfaction and Loyalty Perpetrator's Participation in the Mega-event: Karate Cup XI Semar Indonesia 2019." In The 3rd Yogyakarta International Seminar on Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science (YISHPESS 2019) in conjunction with The 2nd Conference on Interdisciplinary Approach in Sports (CoIS 2019). SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0009215501590164.

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