Event Management and Sustainability

by Razaq Raj; James Musgrave

• ISBN13: 9781845935245
• ISBN10: 1845935241
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

Sustainable management is an important consideration for businesses and organizations, and the enormous number of tourism events taking place requiring facilities, power, transport, people and much more makes sustainable event planning a considerable priority. By looking at mega events, sports events, conferences and festivals, this book uses best practice case studies to illustrate sustainable management issues and practical considerations that managers need to apply, providing an essential reference for researchers and students in leisure and tourism.

Author Biography

Razaq Raj is Senior Lecturer and Teacher Fellow in the Events Centre teaching Financial and Strategic Management, and Course Leader of the MSc in Events Management. He is Editor in Chief for the World Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Sport. He is also the author of the text books Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective and Advanced Event Management: An Integrated and Practical Approach.
James Musgrave is currently Course Leader for the MA Responsible Events and is actively involved in the development of the new Msc Distance Learning programme and the undergraduate programme for the UK Centre for Event Management. Before moving into education James had a successful career in hotel and consultancy management for a range of national and international companies, where he gained much of his strategic planning experience and developed his skills in training.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xv
Concepts of Sustainability within the Events Sector
Introduction to a Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Events	p. 1
Policy, Politics and Sustainable Events	p. 13
Sustainability as a Concept within Events	p. 22
Events and Sustainable Urban Regeneration	p. 32
Indicators and Tools for Sustainable Event Management	p. 43
Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Events
The Economics of Sustainable Events	p. 56
Environmental Impacts of Events	p. 66
Social Impacts of Events	p. 76
Long-term Legacy Implications for Olympic Games	p. 90
Management Models and Feasibility of Sustainable Events
Critical Success Factors in Sustainable Events	p. 99
Critique of Consumer Marketing within Sustainable Events	p. 109
Assessing and Monitoring the Performances of a Sustainable Event	p. 119
Changing Trends in the American Meetings Industry	p. 132
Management Models and Feasibility of Sustainable Events
Planning Models for Creating Sustainable Events Management	p. 140
Sustainable Planning for Community Venues	p. 150
Analysis of a Supply Chain in the Events Context: Where Does the Food Come From?	p. 160
Sustainable Events - Case Studies
Networking Processes and Stakeholders' Power Relationships: Impact on Event Activities in a Rural Region of Italy	p. 172
Local Markets and Sustainable Development	p. 186
Greening Live Earth UK	p. 195
Sustainable Demand Management in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia	p. 206
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Impacts on the Local Community	p. 222
Managing Sustainable Events: Using Kenya as a Case Study	p. 232
Changes in the Publicity Mode of Past Expos: a Case of Diachronic Comparison and Its Impact on Shanghai Expo	p. 241
Financial Feasibility of Sustainable Events	p. 249
Index	p. 259
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