International perspectives of festivals and events paradigms of analysis /

• Other Authors: Ali-Knight, Jane.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Elsevier Science, c2009.
• Series: Advances in tourism research series.
• Subjects: Culture and tourism.; Festivals > Economic aspects.; Special events industry.; Festivals > Marketing.; Special events industry > Social aspects.; Culture and tourism > Case studies.; Festivals > Case studies. > Economic aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. > Industries; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; ScienceDirect

International Perspectives of Festivals and Events addresses contemporary issues concerning the potential of festivals and events to produce economic, social, cultural and community benefits. Incorporating a range of international perspectives, the book provides the reader with a global look at curr...

Table of Contents:

• Part one: Destination, image and development: 1. Using major events to promote peripheral urban areas: Deptford and the 2007 Tour de France; 2. Weymouth's once in a lifetime opportunity; 3. Tourism and the Hans Christian Andersen bicentenary event in Denmark; 4. Establishing Singapore as the events and entertainment capital of Asia: Strategic brand diversification; 5. The South Korean Hotel Sector's perspectives on the 'pre' and 'post-event' impacts of the co-hosted 2002 Football World Cup. Part two: Community and Identity: 6. Indigenous Australia and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: Mediated messages of respect and reconciliation; 7. How festivals nurture resilience in regional communities; 8. The Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival, Vietnam: Opportunity for Tourism?; 9. Tasting Australia: A celebration of cultural identity or an international event?; 10. Festivals and tourism in rural economies. Part three: Audience and Participant Experience: 11. Commemorative events: sacrifice, identity and dissonance; 12. Running commentary: Participant experiences at international distance running events; 13. Elite sports tours: special events with special challenges; 14. The British pop music festival phenomenon. Part four: Managing the Event: 15. A model for analyzing the development of public events; 16. Human resources in the business events industry; 17. Measuring the impact of micro-events on local communities: A role for web-based approaches; 18. Post-modern heritage, chivalry, park and ride: Le Tour comes to Canterbury; 19. Towards safer special events: A structured approach to counter the terrorism threat.
• Using major events to promote peripheral urban areas : Deptford and the 2007 Tour de France / Andrew Smith
• Weymouth's once in a lifetime opportunity / Deborah Sadd
• Tourism and the Hans Christian Andersen bicentenary event in Denmark / Janne J. Liburd
• Establishing Singapore as the events and entertainment capital of Asia : strategic brand diversification / M. Foley, G. McPherson and D. McGillivray
• The South Korean Hotel Sector's perspectives on the 'pre-' and 'post-event' impacts of the co-hosted 2002 Football World Cup / Misuk Byeon, Neil Carr and C. Michael Hall
• Indigenous Australia and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games : mediated messages of respect and reconciliation / Leanne White
• How festivals nurture resilience in regional communities / Ros Derrett
• The Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival, Vietnam : opportunity for tourism? / Lee Jolliffe, Huong Thanh Bui and Hang Thy Ngyuen
• Tasting Australia : a celebration of cultural identity or an international event? / Graham Brown and Shirley Chappel
• Festivals and tourism in rural economies / Emma H. Wood and Rhodri Thomas
• Commemorative events : sacrifice, identity and dissonance / Warwick Frost, Fiona Wheeler and Matthew Harvey
• Running commentary : participant experiences at international distance running events / Richard Shipway and Ian Jones
• Elite sports tours : special events with special challenges / Michael Morgan and Richard Wright
• The British pop music festival phenomenon / Chris Stone
• A model for analysing the development of public events / Jörgen Elbe
• Human resources in the business events industry / Krzysztof Celuch and Rob Davidson
• Measuring the impact of micro-events on local communities : a role for web-based approaches / Geoff Dickson and Simon Milne
• Post-modern heritage, chivalry, park and ride : Le Tour comes to Canterbury / J. Lovell
• Towards safer special events : a structured approach to counter the terrorism threat / Alexandros Paraskevas.