Sport Tourism Development

The second edition provides an incisive, comprehensive examination of sport tourism, exploring the scope and diversity of the linkages between sport and tourism, and focusing on their manifestations in time and space. In presenting a critical discussion of theoretical and applied issues in sport tourism, the authors synthesize a wide range of literature into insightful perspectives of key dimensions of sport tourism development, using ‘focus points’ in each chapter to illustrate real-world manifestations of the concepts and issues being discussed, with additional support provided by international case studies. Continued growth in the demand for sport tourism experiences has heightened the need for advanced, in-depth and critical insights that are theoretically informed. This incisive book has been written to address that need and to stimulate the curiosity of students, educators and practitioners alike.

Tom Hinch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada and Distinguished University Professor, Wakayama University, Japan.

James Higham is a professor in the Otago Business School (University of Otago). His research addresses tourism and global environmental change, with a particular interest in global aviation emissions and decarbonising tourism. He is the Co-Director of the University of Otago Tourism Policy School (2019-2022) and has served as the Co-Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2014-2022).