First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This book provides a socio-legal analysis of disasters by setting out two sport and leisure disasters (the 1989 Hillsborough and Marchioness disasters) and considering them in their broader legal/political/economic and policy contexts.
With the devastating impacts of COVID-19 illustrating the central importance of resilience and proper preparation for crises and disasters, this book is an essential read for all researchers, students, practitioners and policy-makers ...
Hope is the way that individual fans translate existential feelings of powerlessness into action. With football, there is a collective, sharing similar actions, which accumulate into something more powerful than individuals.
... reversed and funding expanded to ensure that the level of inspections , issuing of notices and prosecutions can all ... Revitalising Health and Safety strategy , " It is the intention of Ministers , when Parliamentary time allows , to ...
The authors look at soccer disasters across the globe from air crashes to overcrowding. The causes, consequences and legacies are explored in this book which reveals frightening parallels and important lessons.
This book offers new insight into International Sports Events (ISEs), examining the relationship between sport, tourism and events.
Chapter 4 Winter Sport Tourism in North America SIMON HUDSON Introduction Winter sports that can be enjoyed in North America embrace all manner of activities , ranging from ice - skating to ice climbing , but it is skiing that is the ...
Interestingly, there exists a significant legacy for Cornwall to be seen as a protest nation. Recent examples abound: the 1997 march to Blackheath as a 500th anniversary re-enactment of the crusade to London by Trelawny's army; ...
The volumes included, originally published between 1984 and 1991 take a cross-disciplinary approach to explore the social, political and cultural roles of sport in today's society.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health.