Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Volume 1, Issue 45 (2012)

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Sport in the City

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Chapter 1 - Sport in the city: Research issues
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Ian Henry & Chris Gratton
Pages: 3-12
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 2 - Public subsidies to professional team sport facilities in the USA
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
John L. Crompton
Pages: 15-34
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 3 - The role of major sports events in the economic regeneration of cities: Lessons from six World or European Championships
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Chris Gratton, Nigel Dobson & Simon Shibli
Pages: 35-45
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 4 - A comparison of the economic contribution of hallmark sporting and performing arts events
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Lynley Ingerson
Pages: 60-45
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 5 - A critical analysis of the organisation of major sports events
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Nigel Dobson & Roslyn Sinnamon
Pages: 63-77
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 6 - The economic impact of two major sporting events in two of the UK’s ‘national cities of sport’
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Simon Shibli & Chris Gratton
Pages: 78-89
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 7 - Bidding to host a major sports event: Strategic investment or complete lottery
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
P. R. Emery
Pages: 90-108
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 8 - The case of Euro96: Where did the party go?
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Rex Nash & Sam Johnstone
Pages: 109-124
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 9 - Sporting a new image?: Sport-based regeneration strategies as a means of enhancing the image of the city tourist destination
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Andrew Smith
Pages: 109-124
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 10 - Sport in the port: Leisure and tourism in the maritime city
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Jenny Anderson & Chris Edwards
Pages: 149-165
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 11 - Imaging, tourism and sports event fever: The Sydney Olympics and the need for a social charter for mega-events
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
C. Michael Hall
Pages: 166-184
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 12 - The social benefits of sport: Where’s the proof?
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Jonathan Long & Ian Sanderson
Pages: 187-203
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 13 - Sport and cultural diversity: Why are women being left out?
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Tracy Taylor & Kristine Toohey
Pages: 204-213
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 14 - Sports facility development and the role of forecasting: A retrospective on swimming in Sheffield
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Peter Taylor
Pages: 214-226
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 15 - Sport, leisure and European Union regional policy: A case study of Merseyside (UK)
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Nicola Matthews & Ian Henry
Pages: 229-239
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 16 - The making of the UK Sports Institute
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Eleni Theodoraki
Pages: 240-258
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 17 - Sport matters: Urban regime theory and urban regeneration in the late capitalist era
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Kimberly S. Schimmel
Pages: 259-277
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 18 - Sports policy research in the city of Antwerp
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Marc Theeboom & Paul De Knop
Pages: 278-285
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 19 - Sports policy in the city: A case study of Leeds
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Peter Bramham
Pages: 286-306
Published online: 24 May 2012
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Chapter 20 - Sport in the city: Where do we go from here?
Chapter taken from Sport in the City ISBN: 978-0-203-47140-1
Chris Gratton & Ian Henry
Pages: 309-314
Published online: 24 May 2012
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