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The Routledge Handbook of Events

The Routledge Handbook of Events explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies associated with this rapidly expanding discipline. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on the evolution of the subject. It is the first major study to examine what events is as a discipline in the twenty-first century, its significance in contemporary society and growth as a mainstream subject area.

The book is divided into five interrelated sections. examines the future direction of growth in event-related education and research.

It offers the reader a comprehensive synthesis of this field, conveying the latest thinking and research. The text will provide an invaluable resource for all those with an interest in Events Studies, encouraging dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and areas of study.

Stephen J. Page formerly, Senior Professor of Sustainable Tourism Management at London Metropolitan University and now Professor of Tourism at Bournemouth University

Joanne Connell is a Lecturer in Tourism Management at Exeter University Business School.

The Routledge Handbook of Events

Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connell

First published 2012

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The Routledge handbook of events / Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connell.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Special eventsHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Connell, Joanne. II. Title. GT3405.P35 2011

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The editors thanks are also extended to Emma Travis and Faye Leerink at Routledge for their help in the administration and production of the Handbook. We would also like to thank the Thomas Cook archive for the images reproduced in .

List of Contributors

Paul Barron, Reader in Hospitality in the School of Marketing, Tourism and Languages at Edinburgh Napier University.

Pierre Benckendorff, Senior Lecturer, School of Tourism, University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia.

Graham Berridge, Senior Lecturer, University of West London, London, UK.

Andrew Bradley, Course Leader for Event Management, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK.

Robert Case, Associate Lecturer, Southampton Solent University, UK.

Joanne Connell, Lecturer in Tourism Management at Exeter University Business School.

Marg Deery, Professor, Tourism Research Cluster, School of Management, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth Australia.

Larry Dwyer, Professor of Tourism, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Deborah Edwards, Senior Research Fellow, Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney.

Graeme Evans, Director of the Cities Institute, London Metropolitan Business School, London, UK., and Professor of Culture and Urban Development, University of Maastricht.

Nicole Ferdinand, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of the Events Management postgraduate programmes at London Metropolitan Business School, London, UK.

Warwick Frost, Course Director of the Bachelor of Business (Events Management) at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Sean Gammon, Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

Donald Getz, School of Tourism, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger; Visiting Professor at Mid-Sweden University, Bournemouth University, England, and Northwestern University, South Africa; Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary; Adjunct Professor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada.

John R. Gold, Professor of Urban Historical Geography, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

Margaret M. Gold, Senior Lecturer in Arts and Heritage Management, London Metropolitan Business School, London, UK.

C. Michael Hall, Professor in the Department of Management, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University, Australia; Docent, Department of Geography, University of Oulu, Finland; and Visiting Professor, Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden and Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Clare Hanlon, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Leo Jago, Professor, University of Nottingham, UK.

Robert J. Johnston, Director, The George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor, Department of Economics, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.

Anna Leask, Reader in Tourism in the School of Marketing, Tourism and Languages at Edinburgh Napier University.

Tom Lunt, Principal Lecturer in Learning and Teachnig, London Metropolitan Business School, London, UK.

Diane OSullivan, Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales, UK.

Michael Pacione, Chair of Geography, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.

Stephen J. Page formerly, Senior Professor of Sustainable Tourism Management at London Metropolitan University and now Professor of Tourism at Bournemouth University

Philip L. Pearce, Foundation Professor of Tourism and Chair in Tourism, School of Business, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.

J.R. Brent Ritchie, Chair, World Tourism Education & Research Centre; Professorship in Tourism Management, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Martin Robertson, Lecturer in the School of International Business, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia.

Chris Ryan, Professor of Tourism, University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Katie Schlenker, Lecturer in the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Richard Sharpley, Professor of Tourism and Development, School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.