Key Concepts in Event Management

Every student of planned events has to be aware of what others are doing and saying, so a book of this nature is essential reading. -- Professor Don Getz Festivals and events constitute a major area of policy and practice at local, regional and national levels and yet academic explorations of their social, cultural and economic contributions are still in their relative infancy. This volume is to be hugely welcomed as it introduces, defines and reviews the key concepts in a thoroughly accessible way for both students and researchers alike. I anticipate that this will quickly become a key reference guide for events students everywhere. -- Professor Nigel Morgan Provides a valuable resource for students wanting to clarify terms and to delve deeper into the supporting literature. A useful text for Events courses which considers event concepts from an international perspective and provides links to a number of studies in the event management field. -- Debra Wale This book is clearly elucidated and the information is very accessible. It should be of interest to a worlwide audience of students, researchers and practitioners in this vital subject area. -- Professor Tazim Jamal Multidisciplinary in its scope, this book traces key meanings, practices and policies in a sophisticaed and accessible way. -- Professor Deborah Stevenson This is an excellent introduction to a wide range of important concepts that inform the academic analysis of events and festivals. -- Professor Rhodri Thomas Bernardette Quinn presents in her book an interesting perspective on events management, with an integrated overview of every single phase of the management process as well as the impacts created in the community....This book, indeed, makes a worthwhile contribution to the field of events management by bringing together in one single volume case studies and examples of different kinds of events worldwide, namely the ones related to the European city of culture, Festivals, Olympic Games or Sport events. -- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management