Sport Tourism Development

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Channel View Publications, 2004 - 254 pages
In setting the foundation for this book, the unique qualities of sport as a tourist attraction are presented and discussed theoretically. It then addresses in six chapters central themes of sport tourism development.

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Contents

Sport Tourism in Times of Change
3
Development Processes and Issues
4
The Study of Sport Tourism
15
Sport Tourism Markets
33
Location and Travel Flows
79
Place Sport and Culture
105
Landscape Resources and Impacts
118
Sport tourism in the built environment
126
Sport and the Tourist Experience
141
Seasonality Sport and Tourism
163
Evolutionary Trends in Sport Tourism
184
Management Principles for Sport Tourism Development
207
Bibliography
216
Index
242
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Page 228 - Jackson, SJ, Batty, R. and Scherer, J. (2001). Transnational sport marketing at the global/local nexus: The adidasification of the New Zealand All Blacks.

About the author (2004)

James Higham is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

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