This study aims to investigate the social importance of sport in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. As an instrument for social cohesion and integration, sport has become a very important part of municipal activity. We use two surveys: the Baròmetre, which gathers opinion about municipal services;...

Local politicians and team owners frequently argue that the public financing of stadiums is important for local economic development. The sports economics literature, however, has largely found that new professional sport facilities do not generate any new net economic activity. We provide...

Burkinis, getrennte Schwimmzeiten für muslimische Frauen und Schwimmbadverbote für männliche Flüchtlinge als Präventionsmaßnahme gegen sexuelle Übergriffe - Schwimmbäder in Deutschland wurden in den vergangenen Jahren vermehrt im Zusammenhang mit einem migrationsbezogenen Wandel...

In the Netherlands, in the top tier of professional football some teams play their home matches on an artificial pitch while other teams play their home matches on natural grass. This paper investigates whether or not home teams who play on an artificial pitch have an additional home advantage...

Redefining the sport business industry -- Ownership and the emergence of team sports -- Financial statements, revenues, and costs -- Placemaking, sport venues & the fan experience -- Financing sport venues -- Teams, venues, and real estate development -- Media, entertainment, and sport...

"When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing...

Dieses anwendungsorientierte Lehrbuch vermittelt die Grundlagen des Sportmanagements. Es beschreibt die wichtigsten theoretischen Inhalte der unterschiedlichen Teilbereiche des Sportmanagements sowie die Umsetzung anhand einer Vielzahl an Praxisbeispielen und realen Fallstudien aus der...

We develop a monopolistic competition model of urban service consumption and production that includes spatial structure and property values. The model shows that the introduction of a new professional sports facility and team generates agglomeration effects that change the mix of services and...

Целью статьи является выявление характера развития инфраструктуры физической культуры и спорта государства. Исследование направлено на определение динамики...

The aim of the article is to reveal the developmental tends of infrastructure of physical culture and sports of Ukraine. The research is dedicated to determine the dynamics of development of its main indices and to define the problems of functioning and ways of their solving. The amount of...

Using data from 56 professional sports facilities opened between 1995 and 2008, we find what at first appears to be a substantial neighborhood revitalization effect: the opening of a facility is associated with an increase in mortgage applications to purchase homes located in the neighborhood of...

Current support for the development of sports infrastructure in municipalities is very different due to the high rate of economic liberalization in the municipalities. As documented in a case study of cities Olomouc and Mladá Boleslav - it depends on the individual municipalities approach to...

"Sports are not what they used to be. The larger social meanings sports hold for fans are being eclipsed by their commercial function as a means to sell merchandise and connect corporate sponsors with consumers. This book examines how the American consumer culture affects professional and...