Sport Tourism: Interrelationships, Impacts and Issues [Paperback]

This book examines the economic, social and environmental impacts and issues associated with the development of sport tourism globally, including the lack of research and coordination between industry and government. The book suggests the need for a more balanced analysis of the impacts and issues associated with future sport tourism development.

This book examines the economic, social and environmental impacts and issues associated with the development of sport tourism globally, including the lack of research and coordination between industry and government. The book suggests the need for a more balanced analysis of the impacts and issues associated with future sport tourism development.

Brent W. Ritchie is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the University of Canberra, Australia and a Faculty Fellow in the Faculty of Management and Information Sciences, University of Brighton, England. He has published in the areas of active and event sport tourism and is member of the Journal of Sport Tourism editorial board.

Daryl Adair is a Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Head of the Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Canberra, Australia. He has published widely in the areas of sport and popular culture.

List of Contributors
Preface and Acknowledgements
1 Brent W. Ritchie and Daryl Adair: Sport Tourism: An Introduction and Overview
2 Sean Gammon: Secular Pilgrimage and Sport Tourism
3 Daryl Adair: Where the Games Never Cease: The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland
4 Simon Hudson: Winter Sport Tourism in North America
5 Phillipe Bourdeau, Jean Corneloup and Pascal Mao: Adventure Sports and Tourism in the French Mountains: Dynamics of Change and Challenges for Sustainable Development
6 Catherine Palmer: More Than Just a Game: The Consequences of Golf Tourism
7 Brent W. Ritchie: Exploring Small-Scale Sport Event Tourism: The Case of Rugby Union and the Super 12 Competition
8 Liz Fredline: Hostl3t