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Abstract
This book critically explores sport-related tourism drawing on the fields of sport management, the sociology of sport, consumer behaviour, sports marketing, economic, urban and sports geography, and tourism studies. It presents multidisciplinary perspectives of sport tourism, as structured by the geographical concepts of space, place and environment. The volume offers a comprehensive update of the discussions presented in the two previous editions, recognising the significant growth in sub-elite participation sports and addresses spectator-based sport events, participation-based sport events, active sport, and sport heritage activities. It aims to advance theoretical thinking on the subject of sport tourism development and critical thinking on the interplay of local and global forces in sport and tourism development. It continues to be an important text for students and researchers in tourism studies, human geography, sports geography, sociology of sport, sports management, sports marketing and history of sport.
The third edition of Sport Tourism Development is a welcome addition to the sport tourism literature. The book considers the range and breadth of sport tourism, and it provides a nicely integrated model of sport tourism phenomena. The complex array of work in the field is coherently organized and analyzed. This edition of the book is a significant contribution to an increasingly vital realm of study.
James Higham is Professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand and Visiting Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway. He is co-editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Tom Hinch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada and Distinguished University Professor, Wakayama University, Japan.
This third edition gives an updated and comprehensive overview of the development of sport tourism. Its accessible style and critical insights make it not only required reading for those new to the subject, but also an invaluable source for those currently researching and working in the field.
This comprehensive text, ideal for academics and students, sees Higham and Hinch write an engaging critical appraisal of the key development characteristics of sport tourism. This updated edition retains the excellent variety of examples from across the globe. Drawing on the latest research and empirical evidence, this work is a timely reappraisal of this dynamic industry sector.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/HIGHAM6553 | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Figures and Tables | vii | ||
| Case Study and Focus Point Contributors | ix | ||
| Acknowledgements | xi | ||
| Part 1 Introduction | 1 | ||
| 1 Sport Tourism in Times of Change | 3 | ||
| Focus Point 1.1: UNWTO Global Report on Sport Tourism | 9 | ||
| Focus Point 1.2: Sport, Heritage and Culture | 10 | ||
| Focus Point 1.3: Sport and the Subjugation of Nature | 13 | ||
| Part 2 Foundations of Sport Tourism Development | 17 | ||
| 2 The Study of Sport Tourism | 19 | ||
| Focus Point 2.1: The Journal of Sport & Tourism | 28 | ||
| Focus Point 2.2: Sport Tourism Research in Japan | 32 | ||
| Case Study 2.1: Embedding, Enthusing and Enhancing Employability in Sport Tourism for Students and Graduates by Richard Shipway | 33 | ||
| 3 Sport Tourism Markets | 38 | ||
| Focus Point 3.1: Sport and Space | 51 | ||
| Case Study 3.1: Culture, Ideal Affect and Sport Tourist Motivation by Eiji Ito | 56 | ||
| Focus Point 3.2: Postmodern Sports Tourism at the Tour de France by Matthew Lamont | 60 | ||
| 4 Development Processes and Issues | 63 | ||
| Focus Point 4.1: Sustaining Participatory Events – The Case of the Canadian Death Race (CDR) | 67 | ||
| Case Study 4.1: Leveraging Sport Tourism Events as Catalysts for Sustainable Place Brand Development – South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup by Brendon Knott | 76 | ||
| Focus Point 4.2: Sport Tourism Alliances in Canada and Japan | 81 | ||
| Part 3 Sport Tourism Development and Space | 87 | ||
| 5 Space: Location and Travel Flows | 89 | ||
| Focus Point 5.1: The Stadium Location Hierarchy | 94 | ||
| Case Study 5.1: Mega Sports Events and the ‘Geographies of Exclusion’ by Arianne C. Reis | 102 | ||
| Focus Point 5.2: Sports Stadiums and Locational Flux | 106 | ||
| 6 Place, Sport and Culture | 112 | ||
| Case Study 6.1: Local Identities in a Global Game – Liverpool’s Football Space by Daniel Evans | 115 | ||
| Focus Point 6.1: Japanese Rugby and National Identity | 123 | ||
| Focus Point 6.2: The Kosti Cycling Rally at Denpasar, Bali, March 2017 by Glen Norcliffe | 124 | ||
| 7 Environment: Landscape, Resources and Impacts | 132 | ||
| Focus Point 7.1: Water Resources and Golf by Michelle Rutty | 133 | ||
| Case Study 7.1: Winter Sports Resources, Climate Change and the Ironies of Sports-Related Mobilities by Debbie Hopkins | 141 | ||
| Part 4 Sport Tourism Development and Time | 153 | ||
| 8 Sport and the Tourist Experience | 155 | ||
| Focus Point 8.1: Co-Creating Event Experiences – Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup by James Higham, Tom Hinch & Adam Doering | 161 | ||
| Focus Point 8.2: Sport Event Experiences that are Bounded in Space and Time | 164 | ||
| Case Study 8.1: Pursuing Serious Sport Tourism – Qualitative Insights from Amateur Athletes and Their Entourage by Brent D. Moyle, Millicent Kennelly & Matthew Lamont | 168 | ||
| Focus Point 8.3: Mountain Biking Affect by Scarlett Hagen & Mike Boyes | 171 | ||
| Focus Point 8.4: Tour of Flanders Cyclo Event by Inge Derom and Gregory Ramshaw | 174 | ||
| 9 Seasonality, Sport and Tourism | 179 | ||
| Case Study 9.1: Climate Challenges and Responses by the Ski Industry by Robert Steiger | 188 | ||
| Focus Point 9.1: All-Season Ski Resorts in British Columbia | 193 | ||
| 10 Evolutionary Trends in Sport Tourism | 199 | ||
| Case Study 10.1: From He’e nalu to Olympic Sport – A Century of Surfing Evolution by Adam Doering | 200 | ||
| Focus Point 10.1: Climbing – Growing Differentiation by Cory Kulczycki | 204 | ||
| Focus Point 10.2: Heritage, Nostalgia and Outdoor Ice Hockey by Gregory Ramshaw | 210 | ||
| Focus Point 10.3: The E-Sport Revolution | 221 | ||
| Part 5 Conclusions | 225 | ||
| 11 Shifting Goal Posts and Moving Targets: The Ever-Evolving Worlds of Sport and Tourism | 227 | ||
| References | 238 | ||
| Index | 281 |