Sport event legacy: A systematic quantitative review of literature

2018190 citationsJournal Article

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Alana Thomson · Griffith University

Graham Cuskelly · Griffith University

Kristine Toohey · Griffith University

Millicent Kennelly · Griffith University

Paul Burton · Griffith University

Liz Fredline · Griffith University

Abstract

Highlights• Sport event legacy is a complex and contested phenomenon.• Articles from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia dominate the articles considered.• Research has grown since 2000, with a rapid increase from 2007 onwards.• The need for legacy planning is emphasised in over half of the studies considered.• Researchers should develop long-term, transdisciplinary research agendas featuring empirical and mixed method designs.

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Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sports, Gender, and Society Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

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Published in: Sport Management Review

Volume 22, Issue 3, pp. 295-321

DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2018.06.011

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